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apoplast

apoplast noun: the space outside of a plant's plasma membrane through which water and soluble nutrients are transported across a tissue or organ.

Noun

apoplast (plural apoplasts)

  1. The space outside of a plant's plasma membrane through which water and soluble nutrients are transported across a tissue or organ

Forms of apoplast

pluralapoplasts

Origin of apoplast

From apo- + -plast.

Words formed from apoplast

Questions about apoplast

What does apoplast mean?
Apoplast means the space outside of a plant's plasma membrane through which water and soluble nutrients are transported across a tissue or organ.
What part of speech is apoplast?
Apoplast is a noun.
What is the plural of apoplast?
The plural of apoplast is apoplasts.

Words near apoplast in the dictionary

  1. apophytochrome
  2. apophytochromes
  3. Apopka
  4. apoplasm
  5. apoplasmic
  6. apoplast
  7. apoplastic
  8. apoplastically
  9. apoplasts
  10. apoplectic
  11. apoplectical

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