phragmoplast
(ˈfræɡməˌplæst) n (Biology) biology a structure or barrier that forms in the later stages of a plant's development, within which cell plates form
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phrag•mo•plast
(ˈfræg məˌplæst)
n. the cytoplasmic structure that forms at the equator of the spindle after the chromosomes have divided during the anaphase of plant mitosis, and that initiates cell division.
[1910–15; < Greek
phrágm(a) fence (derivative of
phrassein to fence in) +
-o- +
-plast]
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