dictyosome

dic·ty·o·some

[dik-tee-uh-sohm]
noun Cell Biology.
the set of flattened membranes in a Golgi body, resembling a stack of plates.

Origin:
1925–30; < Greek díkty(on) net + -o- + -some3

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dictyosome   (dĭk'tē-ə-sōm')  Pronunciation Key 
The Golgi apparatus of plant cells.
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