tonoplast
[ ton-uh-plast, toh-nuh- ]
nounBotany.
a membrane separating a vacuole from the surrounding cytoplasm in a plant cell.
Origin of tonoplast
1- Also called vacuolar membrane .
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British Dictionary definitions for tonoplast
tonoplast
/ (ˈtəʊnəˌplæst) /
noun
botany the membrane enclosing a vacuole in a plant cell
Origin of tonoplast
1C20: from Greek tonos tone + -plast
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