coenocyte
[ see-nuh-sahyt, sen-uh- ]
nounBiology.
an organism made up of a multinucleate, continuous mass of protoplasm enclosed by one cell wall, as in some algae and fungi.
Origin of coenocyte
1Other words from coenocyte
- coe·no·cyt·ic [see-nuh-sit-ik, sen-uh-], /ˌsi nəˈsɪt ɪk, ˌsɛn ə-/, adjective
Words Nearby coenocyte
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
British Dictionary definitions for coenocyte
coenocyte
/ (ˈsiːnəʊˌsaɪt) /
noun
botany a mass of protoplasm containing many nuclei and enclosed by a cell wall: occurs in many fungi and some algae
Derived forms of coenocyte
- coenocytic (ˌsiːnəˈsɪtɪk), adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse