Main Entry:

my·co·plas·ma

Pronunciation:

\ˌmī-kō-ˈplaz-mə\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural my·co·plas·mas also my·co·plas·ma·ta \-mə-tə\

Etymology:

New Latin

Date:

1955

: any of a genus (Mycoplasma of the family Mycoplasmataceae) of pleomorphic gram-negative chiefly nonmotile bacteria that lack a cell wall and are mostly parasitic usually in mammals —called also pleuropneumonia-like organism

— my·co·plas·mal \-məl\ adjective