mictoplasm

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noun

Any phloem containing sieve cells.

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Meanings

noun
  1. biologyAny phloem containing sieve cells.

    In healthy sieve elements, gold particles were mainly found in the mictoplasm and in association with the membrane, whereas in the cell lumen they were significantly less abundant.

    2015 August 19, Stefanie V. Buxa et al., “Phytoplasma infection in tomato is associated with re-organization of plasma membrane, ER stacks, and actin filaments in sieve elements”, in Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 6, →DOI

Origin

From micto- + -plasm.

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

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Chicago

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

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