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plasmodesma

plas·mo·des·ma [ plàzmə dézmə ] (plural plas·mo·des·ma·ta [ plàzmə dézmətə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
fine strand of cytoplasm connecting cells: a very fine thread of cytoplasm that in some plants passes through openings in the walls of adjacent cells and forms a living bridge between them

[Early 20th century. < German Plasma "plasma" + Greek desma "bond"]
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