coenocyte Syllabification: (coe·no·cyte)Pronunciation: /ˈsēnəˌsīt/Definition of coenocyte noun Botany a body of algal or fungal cytoplasm containing several nuclei enclosed in a single membrane. Derivatives coenocyticPronunciation: /ˌsēnəˈsitik/ adjective Origin: early 20th century: from Greek koinos 'common' + -cytecoenocyte in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of coenocyte in the British & World English dictionary
