"apoplast" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: apoplasts [plural]
Etymology: apo- + -plast Etymology templates: {{confix|en|apo|plast}} apo- + -plast Head templates: {{en-noun}} apoplast (plural apoplasts)
  1. (botany) The space outside of a plant's plasma membrane through which water and soluble nutrients are transported across a tissue or organ Wikipedia link: apoplast Categories (topical): Botany Derived forms: apoplastic Related terms: symplast, tonoplast Translations (the space outside of a plant's plasma membrane): apoplasme [masculine] (French), apoplasto [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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