PLASMODESMA


Meaning of PLASMODESMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌplaz-mə-ˈdez-mə ]

noun

also plas·mo·desm ˈplaz-mə-ˌde-zəm

( plural plas·mo·des·ma·ta -ˈdez-mə-tə ; or plas·mo·des·mas -ˈdez-məz)

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

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