"protoplast" meaning in English

See protoplast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊ.tə(ʊ)ˌplast/ [UK], /ˈpɹoʊ.təˌplæst/ [US] Forms: more protoplast [comparative], most protoplast [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French prothoplaste, and its source Late Latin protoplastus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρωτόπλαστος (prōtóplastos, “first-formed”), from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) + πλαστός (plastós, “formed, moulded”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|prothoplaste}} Middle French prothoplaste, {{uder|en|LL.|protoplastus}} Late Latin protoplastus, {{uder|en|grc|πρωτόπλαστος||first-formed}} Ancient Greek πρωτόπλαστος (prōtóplastos, “first-formed”), {{uder|en|grc|πρωτο-}} Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) Head templates: {{en-adj}} protoplast (comparative more protoplast, superlative most protoplast)
  1. (obsolete) Created first; archetypal. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-protoplast-en-adj-CGDpONeD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 22 8 15 18 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 34 15 11 24 16

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊ.tə(ʊ)ˌplast/ [UK], /ˈpɹoʊ.təˌplæst/ [US] Forms: protoplasts [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French prothoplaste, and its source Late Latin protoplastus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρωτόπλαστος (prōtóplastos, “first-formed”), from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) + πλαστός (plastós, “formed, moulded”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|prothoplaste}} Middle French prothoplaste, {{uder|en|LL.|protoplastus}} Late Latin protoplastus, {{uder|en|grc|πρωτόπλαστος||first-formed}} Ancient Greek πρωτόπλαστος (prōtóplastos, “first-formed”), {{uder|en|grc|πρωτο-}} Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) Head templates: {{en-noun}} protoplast (plural protoplasts)
  1. The first-created human; Adam.
    Sense id: en-protoplast-en-noun-JhvdiDZJ
  2. (rare) A prototype or archetype; a model. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-protoplast-en-noun-jINXX2Bs
  3. The first person in a given family, lineage etc.; an ancestor.
    Sense id: en-protoplast-en-noun-wvs8ztfT
  4. (biology) The contents of a plant cell. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (contents of a plant cell): protoplasto (Esperanto), πρωτοπλάστης (protoplástis) [masculine] (Greek), protoplasto (Ido), prótaplast [masculine] (Irish), protoplasto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-protoplast-en-noun-KY7gzt99 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'contents of a plant cell': 0 1 3 96

Inflected forms

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