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plasmodesma
[ plaz-muh-des-muh ]
/ ˌplæz məˈdɛs mə /
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noun, plural plas·mo·des·ma·ta [plaz-muh-des-muh-tuh]. /ˌplæz məˈdɛs mə tə/. Botany.
any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.
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Origin of plasmodesma
Words nearby plasmodesma
plasma TV, plasmid, plasmin, plasminogen, plasmo-, plasmodesma, plasmodial slime mold, plasmodiocarp, plasmodium, plasmogamy, plasmoid
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British Dictionary definitions for plasmodesma
plasmodesma
plasmodesm (ˈplæzməˌdɛzəm)
/ (ˌplæzməˈdɛzmə) /
noun plural -desmata (-ˈdɛzmətə) or -desms
botany any of various very fine cytoplasmic threads connecting the cytoplasm of adjacent cells via minute holes in the cell walls
Word Origin for plasmodesma
C20: from plasmo- + Greek desma bond
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