flagellation

Etymology 1

From French flagellation, from Latin flagellatio, from flagellare, from flagellum, diminutive of flagrum (“whip”).

noun

1. A beating consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.

Etymology 2

From flagellum (“elongated filiform appendage”), itself a diminutive of Latin flagrum (“whip”), closely related to etymology 1.

noun

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