volvox

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(Botanik, Bitkibilim,Denizbilim) volvoks
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It has been considered as belonging to the flagellate Infusoria, but is now referred to the vegetable kingdom, and each globule is considered a colony of many individuals
type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis
A genus of minute, pale-green, globular, organisms, about one fiftieth of an inch in diameter, found rolling through water, the motion being produced by minute colorless cilia
The commonest species is Volvox globator, often called globe animalcule
{i} freshwater green algae that forms hollow spheres of multicellular communities
volvox

    Hyphenation

    vol·vox

    Turkish pronunciation

    välväks

    Pronunciation

    /ˈvälväks/ /ˈvɑːlvɑːks/

    Etymology

    [ -"väks ] (noun.) 1798. New Latin, from Latin volvere to roll.
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