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plasmodesma

American

[plaz-muh-des-muh] / ˌplæz məˈdɛs mə /

noun

Botany.

plural

plasmodesmata

any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.

plasmodesma British

/ ˈplæzməˌdɛzəm, ˌplæzməˈdɛzmə /

noun

botany any of various very fine cytoplasmic threads connecting the cytoplasm of adjacent cells via minute holes in the cell walls

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Etymology

Origin of plasmodesma

< German (1901) < Greek plasmo- plasmo- + désma bond, fetter

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Figure 4.28 A plasmodesma is a channel between the cell walls of two adjacent plant cells.

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How does the structure of a plasmodesma differ from that of a gap junction?

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