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protoplast

Pronunciation: /ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)plast, -plɑːst/
Definition of protoplast

noun

chiefly Botany
  • the protoplasm of a living plant or bacterial cell whose cell wall has been removed.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Greek prōtoplastos 'first formed', from prōtos 'first' + plassein 'to mould'

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