Main Entry: plas·mo·des·ma

Pronunciation: \ˌplaz-mə-ˈdez-mə\

Variant(s): also plas·mo·desm \ˈplaz-mə-ˌde-zəm\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural plas·mo·des·ma·ta \-ˈdez-mə-tə\ or plas·mo·des·mas \-ˈdez-məz\

Etymology: New Latin plasmodesma, from plasma + Greek desmat-, desma bond, from dein to bind — more at diadem

Date: 1905

: one of the cytoplasmic strands passing through openings in some plant cell walls and forming connections with adjacent cells