Dictionary entries for 'protoplast'

Synonyms

archetype
father
master
original
prototype

pro·to·plast (prṓtə-plăst́)

[French protoplaste, from Old French, the first man, from Late Latin prōtoplastus, from Greek prōtoplastos, prōto-, proto-, + plastos, formed, molded; see –plast.]

noun

Biology The living material of a plant or bacterial cell, including the protoplasm and plasma membrane after the cell wall has been removed.
One that is the first made or formed; a prototype.

derivatives

próto·plaśtic: adjective

noun

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition