Thesaurus: protoplast

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1. n. The thing first formed; that of which there are subsequent copies or reproductions; the original.
2. n. A first-formed organized body; the first individual, or pair of individuals, of a species.
3. n. a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts
4. 1. The thing first class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/formed">formed; that of which there are class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/subsequent">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.
5. A first-formed class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/organized">organized body; the first class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/individual">individual, or pair ofindividuals, of a species.A species is a class of individuals, each of which is hypotheticallyconsidered to be the descendant of the same protoplast, or of thesame pair of protoplasts. Latham.
6. n a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts