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phytoplasm

phytoplasm is the alternative form of phytoplasma.

Meaning of phytoplasma

Noun

phytoplasma (plural phytoplasmas)

  1. Any of various specialized bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and of some insects, characterized by the lack of a cell wall, a pleiomorphic or filamentous shape (normally with a diameter of less than one micrometer), and their very small genomes.

Forms of phytoplasm

pluralphytoplasms

Questions about phytoplasm

What is phytoplasm the alternative form of?
Phytoplasm is the alternative form of phytoplasma.

Words near phytoplasm in the dictionary

  1. phytoplankton
  2. phytoplankton bloom
  3. phytoplankton blooms
  4. phytoplanktonic
  5. phytoplanktons
  6. phytoplasm
  7. phytoplasma
  8. phytoplasmal
  9. phytoplasmas
  10. phytoplasmic
  11. phytoplasms

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