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cell plate

noun

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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1872

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cell plate

noun

medical 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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