phragmoplast
[ frag-muh-plast ]
/ ˈfræg məˌplæst /
noun Botany.
the cytoplasmic structure that forms at the equator of the spindle after the chromosomes have divided during the anaphase of plant mitosis, and that initiates cell division.
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Also called cell plate.
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