2 entries under this word

Flagellate

Flăg'el-lāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Lat. flagellare, flagellatum, from flagellum, whip, scourge, diminutive of flagrum, whip, scourge; It. flagellare, Pr. & Pg. flagellar, Fr. flageller.] To whip; to scourge.

Fla-gĕl'late, a.

adjective

a. (Bot.) Flagelliform. Gray.