COENOCYTE


Meaning of COENOCYTE in English

[ 'si:nəʊsʌɪt ]

■ noun Botany a body of algal or fungal cytoplasm containing several nuclei, enclosed in a single membrane.

Derivatives

coenocytic -'sɪtɪk adjective

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Gk koinos 'common' + -cyte .

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