Flagellate - Definition

adj 1: having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
[syn: flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, lash-
like]
n 1: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with
whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other
animals [syn: flagellate, flagellate protozoan,
flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore]
v 1: whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn:
flagellate, scourge]