plas·mo·des·ma (pl z m -d z m) also plas·mo·desm (plzm-dzm)n. pl. plas·mo·des·ma·ta (-m -t) or plas·mo·des·mas also plas·mo·desms A strand of cytoplasm that passes through openings in cell walls and connects the protoplasts of adjacent living plant cells. [plasmo- + Greek desma, bond (from dein, to bind).] |
plasmodesma [ˌplæzməˈdɛzmə], plasmodesm [ˈplæzməˌdɛzəm]
n pl -desmata [-ˈdɛzmətə], -desms
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany any of various very fine cytoplasmic threads connecting the cytoplasm of adjacent cells via minute holes in the cell walls
[from plasmo- + Greek desma bond]
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