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PROTOPLAST
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("protoplast" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("protoplast" is a part of...):
cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb protoplast