plasmodesma
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
a channel in plant cells that connects the cytoplasm of two nearby cellsPart of speech:
NounPlural: plural: plasmodesmata
Example sentences with this word:
The plasmodesmata allow small substances to pass between cells.
Although plants lack any structures comparable to animal nerves, cells in a plant tissue are linked by plasmodesmata that have solute permeabilities and electrical conductivities nearly identical to those of gap junctions in animal tissues.
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