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plastonema

plastonema noun: a filament the surrounds a plastosome (organelle).

Noun

plastonema (plural plastonemas)

  1. A filament the surrounds a plastosome (organelle).
    • The shape of the plastonema and its relation to the plastosome appear clearly in figures 1, 2, and 3.1930, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, page 537
    • The plastid is composed of 2 structures, a filament or plastonema, partially surrounding a lighter staining plastosome.1933, Jacob Richard Schramm, Biological Abstracts - Volume 7, page 256

Forms of plastonema

pluralplastonemas

Origin of plastonema

From plasto- + -nema.

Questions about plastonema

What does plastonema mean?
Plastonema means a filament the surrounds a plastosome (organelle).
What part of speech is plastonema?
Plastonema is a noun.
What is the plural of plastonema?
The plural of plastonema is plastonemas.

Words near plastonema in the dictionary

  1. plastomenid
  2. plastomes
  3. plastometer
  4. plastometers
  5. plastomic
  6. plastonema
  7. plastonemas
  8. plastoquinol
  9. plastoquinone
  10. plastoquinones
  11. plastoribosome

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