necroplasm

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noun

The equivalent of protoplasm in a dead seed.

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nounnecroplasm (uncountable)
  1. obsoleterareuncountablebiologyThe equivalent of protoplasm in a dead seed.
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    The aleurone-grains are embedded in a proteinic matrix; both may suffer dissolution during germination, in which case the matrix is composed of necroplasm, this being the case in certain endosperms; or only the grains may be thus affected, when the matrix consists of hypnoplasm, as is the case in the cotyledons of seeds.

    1898, Science Progress: A quarterly review, page 221
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