Found 2 items, similar to protoplast.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: protoplast protoplast n : a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts [syn: energid]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Protoplast Protoplast \Pro"to*plast\, n. [L. protoplastus the first man, Gr. ? formed or created first; ? first + ? formed, fr. ? to form.] [1913 Webster] 1. The thing first formed; that of which there are subsequent copies or reproductions; the original. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) A first-formed organized body; the first individual, or pair of individuals, of a species. [1913 Webster] A species is a class of individuals, each of which is hypothetically considered to be the descendant of the same protoplast, or of the same pair of protoplasts. --Latham. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]