the cytoplasmic structure that forms at the equator of the spindle after the chromosomes have divided during the anaphase of plant mitosis, and that initiates cell division.
Main Entry: phrag·mo·plast Pronunciation: 'frag-mO-"plast Function: noun : the enlarged barrel-shaped spindle that is characteristic of thelater stages of plant mitosis and within which the cell plate forms
[frag-muh-plast] 
məˌplæst