Definition of tonoplast
: a semipermeable membrane surrounding a vacuole in a plant cell
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Origin and Etymology of tonoplast
International Scientific Vocabulary tono- (from Greek tonos tension) + -plast — more at 1tone
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First Known Use: circa 1888
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