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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”) + δέσμα (désma).

Related phrases

cell wall

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