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tonoplast

ton o plast |ˈtänəˌplast, ˈtō -ˈtɑnəˌplæst | noun Botany a membrane that bounds the chief vacuole of a plant cell. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek tonos tension, tone + plastos formed.

 

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tonoplast

tonoplast |ˈtəʊnə (ʊ )plast, -plɑːst | noun Botany a membrane which bounds the chief vacuole of a plant cell. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek tonos tension, tone + plastos formed .