Definition of cell plate
: a disk formed in the phragmoplast of a dividing plant cell that eventually forms the middle lamella of the wall between the daughter cells
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“Cell plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20plate. Accessed 16 May. 2022.
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The first known use of cell plate was in 1872
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