Euglena

[ yoo-glee-nuh ]

/ yuˈgli nə /

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noun

a genus of green freshwater protozoans having a reddish eyespot and a single flagellum, found especially in stagnant waters.

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Origin of Euglena

1895–1900; <New Latin <Greek eu-eu- + glḗnē the pupil, eyeball, socket of a joint

Words nearby Euglena

Eugenius II, Eugenius III, Eugenius IV, eugenol, eugeosyncline, Euglena, euglenophyte, euglobulin, euglycemia, eugnathia, eugonic

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How to use Euglena in a sentence

The principal species are the Euglena viridis and the Euglena pyrum.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
In this way Engelmann was able to determine the evolution of oxygen by Euglena and by chlorophyl granules.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882|Various
Among unicellular green alg, Chlamydomonas, has its maximal efficiency in the yellowish-green and Euglena in the blue.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
Now, so far as we know, there is no natural limit to the existence of the Euglena, or of any other living germ.
Man's Place in Nature and Other Essays|Thomas Henry Huxley

Furthermore, the Euglena will increase in size; but this increase is by no means unlimited, as the increase of a crystal might be.
Man's Place in Nature and Other Essays|Thomas Henry Huxley

British Dictionary definitions for Euglena

euglena

/ (juːˈɡliːnə) /

noun

any freshwater unicellular organism of the genus Euglena, moving by means of flagella and typically having holophytic nutrition. It has been variously regarded as an alga or a protozoan but is now usually classified as a protoctist (phylum Euglenophyta)

Derived forms of euglena

euglenoid, adjective, noun

Word Origin for euglena

C19: from New Latin, from eu- + Greek glēnē eyeball, socket of a joint

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Scientific definitions for Euglena

euglena

[ yōō-glē′nə ]

Any of various unicellular protist organisms of the genus Euglena that live in fresh water, have a cylindrical or sausage-like shape, and move by means of a flagellum. Euglenas contain chloroplasts and can produce their own food by photosynthesis. They can also absorb nutrients directly into the cell from the environment. Euglenas have no rigid covering or cell wall, such as the cellulose cell walls of green algae or plants, over the membrane enclosing the plasma of their cells. They also have a reddish, light-sensitive eyespot which helps them navigate in relation to light sources. In warm weather, euglenas multiply rapidly and form scum on the surfaces of bodies of water.