planula
[ plan-yuh-luh ]
/ ˈplæn yə lə /
noun, plural plan·u·lae [plan-yuh-lee] /ˈplæn yəˌli/. Zoology.
the ciliate, free-swimming larva of a coelenterate.
OTHER WORDS FROM planula
plan·u·lar, plan·u·late [plan-yuh-leyt] /ˈplæn yəˌleɪt/, adjectiveWords nearby planula
plantin,
plantlet,
plantocracy,
plantsman,
plantswoman,
planula,
planum,
plaque,
plash,
plashy,
plasm
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British Dictionary definitions for planula
planula
/ (ˈplænjʊlə) /
noun plural -lae (-ˌliː)
the ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates such as the hydra
Derived forms of planula
planular, adjectiveWord Origin for planula
C19: from New Latin: a little plane, from Latin
plānum level ground
Scientific definitions for planula
planula
[ plăn′yə-lə ]
Plural planulae (plăn′yə-lē′)
The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a cnidarian.