flagellate vs lash-like

flagellate is a noun but lash-like is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flagellate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
lash-like	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, flagellate and lash-like are synonyms defined as:

flagellate and lash-like: having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

Other synonyms of flagellate include flagellated, whiplike.

flagellate (noun)	lash-like (noun)
a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals

flagellate (adjective)	lash-like (adjective)
having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)	having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

flagellate (verb)	lash-like (verb)
whip