cell plate

American  

noun

1. (in plant cells) a plate that develops at the midpoint between the two groups of chromosomes in a dividing cell and that is involved in forming the wall between the two new daughter cells.

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cell plate Scientific  

1. A partition that is formed during telophase of cell division in plants and some algae and that separates the two newly formed daughter cells.

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Etymology

Origin of cell plate

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

In plants, a cell plate is formed during cell cytokinesis by Golgi vesicles fusing at the metaphase plate.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

A cell plate forms halfway between the two nuclei and gradually expands toward and fuses with the existing cell membranes.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

There, the vesicles fuse from the center toward the cell walls; this structure is called a cell plate.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

The vesicles fuse and form the cell plate.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

The cell plate grows from the center toward the cell walls.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013