FLAGELLATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flagellated mean? 

• FLAGELLATED (adjective)
  The adjective FLAGELLATED has 1 sense:

1. having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

  Familiarity information: FLAGELLATED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLAGELLATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

flagellate; flagellated; lash-like; whiplike

Pertainym:

flagellum (a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa))

 Context examples 

An abnormal large leukocyte found in the blood in hairy cell leukemia; it has numerous irregular cytoplasmic villi that give it a flagellated or hairy appearance.

(Hairy Cell, NCI Thesaurus)