PROTOPLAST


Meaning of PROTOPLAST in English

[ 'prəʊtə(ʊ)plast , -plα:st ]

■ noun chiefly Botany the protoplasm of a living plant or bacterial cell whose cell wall has been removed.

Origin

C19: from Gk prōtoplastos 'first formed'.

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