n.
Pronunciation: ˌ plaz-m ə - ' dez-m ə
Variant: also plas · mo · desm \ ' plaz-m ə - ˌ de-z ə m \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -des · ma · ta \ - ' dez-m ə -t ə \ or -des · mas \ - ' dez-m ə z \
Etymology: New Latin plasmodesma, from plasma + Greek desmat-, desma bond, from dein to bind ― more at DIADEM
Date: 1905
: one of the cytoplasmic strands passing through openings in some plant cell walls and forming connections with adjacent cells