Etymology

plasmodesma

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Today it means: A microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλάσμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπλάσμα“something formed”
  2. English todayplasmodesma

From Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”) + δέσμα (désma).

Words from the same roots

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