plasmodesma
plasmodesma noun: a microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them.
Noun
plasmodesma (plural plasmodesmas or plasmodesmata)
- A microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them.
plasmodesma meaning in Tamil
plasmodesma in Tamil
- கலவுருவிணைப்பு
Forms of plasmodesma
| plural | plasmodesmas |
|---|---|
| plural | plasmodesmata |
| alternative form | plasmodesm |
Origin of plasmodesma
From Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”) + δέσμα (désma).
Words formed from plasmodesma
Questions about plasmodesma
- What does plasmodesma mean?
- Plasmodesma means a microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them.
- What is plasmodesma in Tamil?
- Plasmodesma in Tamil is கலவுருவிணைப்பு. See Plasmodesma meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is plasmodesma?
- Plasmodesma is a noun.
- What is the plural of plasmodesma?
- The plural of plasmodesma is plasmodesmas.
Words near plasmodesma in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: plasmodesma (page history and authors); plasmodesma (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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