coenocyte
[ see-nuh-sahyt, sen-uh- ]
/ ˈsi nəˌsaɪt, ˈsɛn ə- /
noun Biology.
an organism made up of a multinucleate, continuous mass of protoplasm enclosed by one cell wall, as in some algae and fungi.
OTHER WORDS FROM coenocyte
coe·no·cyt·ic [see-nuh-sit-ik, sen-uh-] /ˌsi nəˈsɪt ɪk, ˌsɛn ə-/, adjectiveWords nearby coenocyte
coen-,
coenacle,
coenesthesia,
coeno-,
coenobite,
coenocyte,
coenosarc,
coenosteum,
coenurus,
coenzyme,
coenzyme a
British Dictionary definitions for coenocytic
coenocyte
/ (ˈsiːnəʊˌsaɪt) /
noun
botany
a mass of protoplasm containing many nuclei and enclosed by a cell wall: occurs in many fungi and some algae