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dictyosome

American

[dik-tee-uh-sohm] / ˈdɪk ti əˌsoʊm /

noun

Cell Biology.

the set of flattened membranes in a Golgi body, resembling a stack of plates.

dictyosome Scientific

/ dĭk′tē-ə-sōm′ /

The Golgi apparatus of plant cells.

Etymology

Origin of dictyosome

1925–30; < Greek díkty ( on ) net + -o- + -some ³

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