German Meaning of planula

Planula

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Definitions and Meaning of planula in English

Wordnet

planula (n)

the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates

Webster

planula (n.)

In embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence of its cells in such a manner as to give rise to a central space, around which the cells arrange themselves as an envelope; an embryonic form intermediate between the morula and gastrula. Sometimes used as synonymous with gastrula.

The very young, free-swimming larva of the coelenterates. It usually has a flattened oval or oblong form, and is entirely covered with cilia.

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Planula

the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenteratesIn embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence

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plantule => Sämling, plantsman => Pflanzenliebhaber, plantocracy => Plantokratie, plantlike flagellate => Pflanzenartige Flagellate, plantlet => Pflänzchen,