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plasmogamy

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[plaz-mog-uh-mee] / plæzˈmɒg ə mi /

noun

Biology.

the fusion of the protoplasts of cells.

Etymology

Origin of plasmogamy

First recorded in 1910–15; plasmo- + -gamy

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