tonoplast

[ ton-uh-plast, toh-nuh- ]

nounBotany.
  1. a membrane separating a vacuole from the surrounding cytoplasm in a plant cell.

Origin of tonoplast

1
First recorded in 1885–90; tono- + -plast
  • Also called vacuolar membrane .

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British Dictionary definitions for tonoplast

tonoplast

/ (ˈtəʊnəˌplæst) /


noun
  1. botany the membrane enclosing a vacuole in a plant cell

Origin of tonoplast

1
C20: from Greek tonos tone + -plast

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