phragmoplast

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noun

A structure that forms in plant cells during late cytokinesis and serves as a scaffold for cell plate assembly and subsequent formation of a new cell wall separating the two daughter cells.

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Meanings

nounphragmoplast (plural phragmoplasts)

plural phragmoplasts

  1. biologyA structure that forms in plant cells during late cytokinesis and serves as a scaffold for cell plate assembly and subsequent formation of a new cell wall separating the two daughter cells.

Origin

From phragmo- + -plast.

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APA

phragmoplast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phragmoplast

MLA

“phragmoplast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phragmoplast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phragmoplast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phragmoplast.

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