Definitions for: Protoplast

[n] a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts

Webster (1913) Definition: Pro"to*plast, n. [L. protoplastus the first man,
Gr. ? formed or created first; ? first + ? formed, fr. ? to
form.]
1. The thing first formed; that of which there are subsequent
copies or reproductions; the original.

2. (Biol.) A first-formed organized body; the first
individual, or pair of individuals, of a species.

A species is a class of individuals, each of which
is hypothetically considered to be the descendant of
the same protoplast, or of the same pair of
protoplasts. --Latham.

Synonyms: energid

See Also: body part, cell

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