Synonyms & related words for flagellum

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of flagellum — including flagella, cilium, cilia, scourge, centrosome, mitochondrion. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to flagellum

Explore words related to flagellum — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include biflagellate, flagellar, flagellated, alloplasm, trichomonad, euglena, prokaryotic, prokaryote. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for flagellum

Common synonyms for flagellum include flagella, cilium, cilia, scourge, centrosome, mitochondrion, centrosphere, chloroplast — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does flagellum come from?

The word flagellum breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root flagell-, from Latin flagrum (“whip, scourge”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.