phragmoplast

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Etymology

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From phragmo- +‎ -plast.

Noun

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phragmoplast (plural phragmoplasts)

  1. (biology) A structure that forms in plant cells during late cytokinesis and serves as a scaffold for cell plate assembly and subsequent formation of a new cell wall separating the two daughter cells.