PLASMODESMA

[plas.mo.des.ma] also plas.mo.desm n, pl -des.ma.ta or -des.mas [NL plasmodesma, fr. plasma + Gk desmat-, desma bond, fr. dein to bind--more at diadem] (1905): one of the cytoplasmic strands that pass through openings in some plant cell walls and provide living bridges between cells