English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Etymology 1
From the verb flagellate 'to lash, whip', from L. flagellatus 'flagellated', the past participle of flagellare 'to whip', itself from flagellum, the diminutive of flagrum 'whip'

Noun
en-noun

1. A beating consisting in lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as (in principle implement-precise) a whipping or scourging.

Etymology 2
From flagellum, 'elongated filiform appendage', itself a diminutive of L. flagrum 'whip', so closely related to etymology 1

Noun
en-noun

1. (botany) The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement.

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