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1. (n.) protoplast
the contents of a cell within the cell membrane, considered as a fundamental entity.
2. protoplast
the primordial living unit or cell.
3. protoplast
a person or thing that is formed first; original; prototype.
4. protoplast
the hypothetical first individual or one of the supposed first pair of a species or the like.
Etymology: (1525–35; < LL prōtoplastus the first man, n. use of Gk prōtóplastos formed first)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) energid, protoplast
a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts
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1. (noun) protoplast
the thing first formed; that of which there are subsequent copies or reproductions; the original
2. (noun) protoplast
a first-formed organized body; the first individual, or pair of individuals, of a species
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