ˈmīkəˌplazəm noun
also my·co·plas·ma ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈplazmə
Etymology: New Latin mycoplasma, from myc- + -plasma
: a hypothetical hibernating form of various fungi (as rusts) in which the fungus protoplasm is intimately fused with that of dormant structures (as seeds) of the host plant