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dictyosome

[ dik-tee-uh-sohm ]

noun

, Cell Biology.
  1. the set of flattened membranes in a Golgi body, resembling a stack of plates.

dictyosome

/ dĭk′tē-ə-sōm′ /

  1. The Golgi apparatus of plant cells.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dictyosome1

1925–30; < Greek díkty ( on ) net + -o- + -some 3

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