apoplast

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noun

The space outside of a plant's plasma membrane through which water and soluble nutrients are transported across a tissue or organ

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Meanings

nounapoplast (plural apoplasts)

plural apoplasts

  1. biologyThe space outside of a plant's plasma membrane through which water and soluble nutrients are transported across a tissue or organ

Origin

From apo- + -plast.

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Translations

French apoplasme
  • apoplasmethe space outside of a plant's plasma membrane
Portuguese apoplasto
  • apoplastothe space outside of a plant's plasma membrane
Cite this entry
APA

apoplast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apoplast

MLA

“apoplast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apoplast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apoplast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apoplast.

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