plasmodesma

[ plaz-muh-des-muh ]
/ ˌplæz məˈdɛs mə /

noun, plural plas·mo·des·ma·ta [plaz-muh-des-muh-tuh] /ˌplæz məˈdɛs mə tə/. Botany.

any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.

Origin of plasmodesma

< German (1901) < Greek plasmo- plasmo- + désma bond, fetter

Words nearby plasmodesma

plasmin, plasminogen, plasminogen activator, plasmo-, plasmocyte, plasmodesma, plasmodial, plasmodial slime mold, plasmodiocarp, plasmodium, plasmodium falciparum

British Dictionary definitions for plasmodesmata

plasmodesma

plasmodesm (ˈplæzməˌdɛzəm)

/ (ˌplæzməˈdɛzmə) /

noun plural -desmata (-ˈdɛzmətə) or -desms

botany any of various very fine cytoplasmic threads connecting the cytoplasm of adjacent cells via minute holes in the cell walls

Word Origin for plasmodesma

C20: from plasmo- + Greek desma bond