plasmodesma
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- (pl.: plasmodesmata) Fine protoplasmic thread that connects adjacent plant cells by passing through the plant cell wall. Exploited by viruses as a conduit for cell to cell movement.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - cell plate, lipopolysaccharide, macerate, microplast, middle lamella, periplasm, plasmalemma, primary cell wall, protoplast, secondary cell wall, septum, sieve cell, sieve plate, spheroplast, wall pressure