tonoplast
[ ton-uh-plast, toh-nuh- ]
/ ˈtɒn əˌplæst, ˈtoʊ nə- /
noun Botany.
a membrane separating a vacuole from the surrounding cytoplasm in a plant cell.
Also called
vacuolar membrane.
Words nearby tonoplast
tonofibril,
tonofilament,
tonograph,
tonography,
tonometer,
tonoplast,
tonotopic,
tonotropic,
tons,
tonsil,
tonsilla
British Dictionary definitions for tonoplast
tonoplast
/ (ˈtəʊnəˌplæst) /
noun
botany
the membrane enclosing a vacuole in a plant cell
Word Origin for tonoplast
C20: from Greek
tonos tone +
-plast
Medical definitions for tonoplast
tonoplast
[ tō′nə-plăst′ ]
n.
An intracellular structure or vacuole.