plasmodesma
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noun \ˌplaz-mə-ˈdez-mə\ plural plas·mo·des·ma·ta\-ˈdez-mə-tə\ or plas·mo·des·mas\-ˈdez-məz\
Definition of PLASMODESMA
: one of the cytoplasmic strands passing through openings in some plant cell walls and forming connections with adjacent cells
Variants of PLASMODESMA
plas·mo·des·ma also plas·mo·desm \ˈplaz-mə-ˌde-zəm\
Origin of PLASMODESMA
New Latin plasmodesma, from plasma + Greek desmat-, desma bond, from dein to bind — more at diadem
First Known Use: 1905
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