plasmodesma

English

Alternative forms

• plasmodesm

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”) + δέσμα (désma).

Noun

plasmodesma (plural plasmodesmas or plasmodesmata)

1. (biology) A microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them.

Translations

a microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them

• French: plasmodesme (fr) m
• Italian: plasmodesma m
• Spanish: plasmodesmo m

Italian

Noun

plasmodesma m (plural plasmodesmi)

1. (biology) plasmodesma