phragmoplast

Questions

What does phragmoplast mean?

A structure that forms in plant cells during late cytokinesis and serves as a scaffold for cell plate assembly and subsequent formation of a new cell wall separating the two daughter cells.

Where does phragmoplast come from?

From phragmo- + -plast.

How to pronounce phragmoplast

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