plasmogamy

noun plas·mog·a·my \plaz-ˈmä-gə-mē\

Definition of PLASMOGAMY

: fusion of the cytoplasm of two or more cells as distinguished from fusion of nuclei

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1912

Medical Dictionary

noun plas·mog·a·my \plaz-ˈmäg-ə-mē\

plural plas·mog·a·mies

: fusion of the cytoplasm of two or more cells as distinguished from fusion of nuclei—called also plastogamy

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