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sporoplasm

sporoplasm noun: the protoplasm of a spore, particularly in the myxospores.

Noun

sporoplasm (countable and uncountable, plural sporoplasms)

  1. The protoplasm of a spore, particularly in the myxospores.
    • Sporoplasm varying considerably in size and shape, and sometimes filling all the extra-capsular portion of the shell cavity; in this condition presenting no evidence of segmentation.1894, R. R. Gurley, The Myxosporidia, Or Psorosperms of Fishes, page 268
    • The posterior half portion of the spore is filled with sporoplasm.1917, Rokusaburo Kudo, “Myxobolus toyamai nov. spec., a new myxosporidian parasite in Cyprinus carpio L.”, in The Journal of Parasitology, volume 3, page 167

sporoplasm meaning in Tamil

sporoplasm in Tamil

இனப்பெருக்கக்கலப் புரத்துப் பயினம்

Forms of sporoplasm

pluralsporoplasms

Origin of sporoplasm

From sporo- + -plasm.

Questions about sporoplasm

What does sporoplasm mean?
Sporoplasm means the protoplasm of a spore, particularly in the myxospores.
What is sporoplasm in Tamil?
Sporoplasm in Tamil is இனப்பெருக்கக்கலப் புரத்துப் பயினம். See Sporoplasm meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sporoplasm?
Sporoplasm is a noun.
What is the plural of sporoplasm?
The plural of sporoplasm is sporoplasms.

Words near sporoplasm in the dictionary

  1. sporophyls
  2. sporophyte
  3. sporophytes
  4. sporophytic
  5. sporophytically
  6. sporoplasm
  7. sporoplasmogenic
  8. sporoplasms
  9. sporopollen
  10. sporopollenin
  11. sporopolleninous

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