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phragmosome

phragmosome noun: a sheet of cytoplasm forming in highly vacuolated plant cells in preparation for mitosis.

Noun

phragmosome (plural phragmosomes)

  1. A sheet of cytoplasm forming in highly vacuolated plant cells in preparation for mitosis.

Forms of phragmosome

pluralphragmosomes

Origin of phragmosome

From phragmo- + -some.

Words formed from phragmosome

Questions about phragmosome

What does phragmosome mean?
Phragmosome means a sheet of cytoplasm forming in highly vacuolated plant cells in preparation for mitosis.
What part of speech is phragmosome?
Phragmosome is a noun.
What is the plural of phragmosome?
The plural of phragmosome is phragmosomes.

Words near phragmosome in the dictionary

  1. phragmocyttarous
  2. phragmoplast
  3. phragmoplasts
  4. phragmosis
  5. phragmosomal
  6. phragmosome
  7. phragmosomes
  8. phragmospore
  9. phragmospores
  10. phragmosporous
  11. phragmoteuthid

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