sporoplasm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sporoplasm
First recorded in 1890–95; sporo- ( def. ) + -plasm ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The sporoplasm may be either a plasmodial mass, with numerous nuclei, or may form a certain number of uninuclear sporozoites.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
There is usually a 560 certain amount of unused sporoplasm left over in the centre of the spore, constituting the sporal residuum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
Spores having the form of an anchor with six arms; sporoplasm plasmodial, situate near the anterior pole of the spore.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
Spores with two polar-capsules, and without an iodinophilous vacuole in the sporoplasm.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
The sporoplasm, representing the sporozoite, is always single.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
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