PROTONEMA


Meaning of PROTONEMA in English

Pronunciation: ˌ pr ō -t ə - ' n ē -m ə

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -ne · ma · ta \ - ' n ē -m ə -t ə , - ' ne- \

Etymology: New Latin protonemat-, protonema, from prot- + Greek n ē ma thread ― more at NEMAT-

Date: 1857

: the primary usually filamentous thalloid stage of the gametophyte in mosses and in some liverworts comparable to the prothallus in ferns

– pro · to · ne · mal \ - ' n ē -m ə l \ adjective

– pro · to · ne · ma · tal \ - ' n ē -m ə -t ə l, - ' ne- \ adjective

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