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tonoplast

[ ton-uh-plast, toh-nuh- ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. a membrane separating a vacuole from the surrounding cytoplasm in a plant cell.

tonoplast

/ ˈtəʊnəˌplæst /

noun

  1. botany the membrane enclosing a vacuole in a plant cell

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tonoplast1

First recorded in 1885–90; tono- + -plast

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tonoplast1

C20: from Greek tonos tone + -plast

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