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PROTOPLAST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does protoplast mean?
• PROTOPLAST (noun)
The noun PROTOPLAST has 1 sense:
1. a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts
Familiarity information: PROTOPLAST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
energid; protoplast
Hypernyms ("protoplast" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("protoplast" is a part of...):
cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)
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