Having a tuft of polar flagella. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... 
(lo-fot´rĭ-kәs) having two or more flagella at one end; said of bacterial cells.
Cell with flagella arranged as a tuft at one end.
Type: Term Pronunciation: lō-fot′ri-kŭs Definitions: 1. Referring to a bacterial cell with two or more flagella at one or both poles. Synonyms: lophotrichate
lophotrichous Having two or more flagella at one or both ends; said of a bacterial cell.
having a single tuft of flagella located at one end of a bacterial cell