: formative or formed material (as of a cell or tissue)
endoplasm
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Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
After challenges with other approaches to propagation, in 2009 Dr. Ragone, the Breadfruit Institute, and partners in Canada launched an initiative to grow trees from germ plasm, or plant genetic material.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2023
Don't forget the ecto-plasm leaking out of the top of the bag!
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2022
The theory of germ-plasm, as described by Stoddard, was put forth by August Weismann, in 1892.
—Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2019
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Noun
Linus Pauling: Fallout, radioactive fallout, causes damage to the pool of human germ plasm, in that will result–that does result–in the birth of an additional number of defective children.
—Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
After challenges with other approaches to propagation, in 2009 Dr. Ragone, the Breadfruit Institute, and partners in Canada launched an initiative to grow trees from germ plasm, or plant genetic material.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2023
Don't forget the ecto-plasm leaking out of the top of the bag!
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2022
The theory of germ-plasm, as described by Stoddard, was put forth by August Weismann, in 1892.
—Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2019
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“Plasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plasm. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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