Protoplast

//ˈpɹəʊ.təˌplæst// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The first-created human; Adam.
  2. 2
    a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts wordnet
  3. 3
    A prototype or archetype; a model. rare
  4. 4
    The first person in a given family, lineage etc.; an ancestor.

    "Habsburg tradition insists that the protoplast of the family was called Guntram."

  5. 5
    The contents of a plant cell.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Created first; archetypal. obsolete

Synonyms

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energidenergid

Example

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"Habsburg tradition insists that the protoplast of the family was called Guntram."

Etymology

From Middle French prothoplaste, and its source Late Latin protoplastus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρωτόπλαστος (prōtóplastos, “first-formed”), from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) + πλαστός (plastós, “formed, moulded”).

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