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symplast

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The inner side of the plasma membrane of a plant in which water can freely diffuse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Ancient Greek σῠμ- (sŭm-) English sym- Proto-Hellenic *pláthyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plast English symplast From sym- + -plast.