Bacterial Morphology

noun a type of hair found in certain plants, algae, and fungi, consisting of a central core surrounded by radiating filaments

• The actinotrich hairs on the plant help attract pollinators.
• Check out those cool actinotrich hairs on the flower!
• That plant has some funky actinotrich going on.
• Her personality was like actinotrich, drawing people towards her effortlessly.

noun a microorganism that lacks flagella

adjective describing an organism that does not have flagella

• Aflagellate organisms lack flagella for movement.
• The aflagellate bacteria don't have tails like other bacteria do.
• Those aflagellate critters can't swim around like the others.
• His speech was aflagellate, lacking any movement or energy.