noun (n)

• a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  scourge
  

  source: wordnet30
• a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)(noun.animal)

  source: wordnet30
• A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.(noun)

  source: webster1913