plasmodesma

plas mo des ma |ˌplazməˈdesmə ˌplæzməˈdɛzmə | ▶noun ( pl. plasmodesmata |-ˈdesmətə | ) Botany a narrow thread of cytoplasm that passes through the cell walls of adjacent plant cells and allows communication between them. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from German Plasmodesma, from late Latin plasma ‘mold, formation ’ + Greek desma ‘bond, fetter. ’

plasmodesma

plasmodesma |ˌplazmə (ʊ )ˈdɛzmə | ▶noun ( pl. plasmodesmata |-mətə | ) Botany a narrow thread of cytoplasm that passes through the cell walls of adjacent plant cells and allows communication between them. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from German Plasmodesma, from late Latin plasma ‘mould, formation ’ + Greek desma ‘bond, fetter ’.