plasmodesma

English

noun

Definitions

(biology) A microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (something formed, formation).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πλάσμα

Gloss

something formed, formation

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

plasma English
plasmodesmal English
plasma Latin
Plasma German
плазма Russian
πλάσμα Ancient Greek
πλάσσω Ancient Greek
plasma Norwegian Bokmål
plasma Norwegian Nynorsk
neoplasma Irish
πλάσμα Greek (modern)