flagellum

flagellum has 6 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• v. t.. A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.
• v. t.. A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata.
• v. t.. An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail.
• v. t.. A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the terminal ortion of the antennae and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.
• n.. a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
• n.. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)