gonoplasm

noun

gon·​o·​plasm

ˈgänəˌplazem

: the part of the protoplasm of the antheridium that enters into zygote formation in fungi of the family Peronosporaceae compare periplasm

Word History

Etymology

gon- + -plasm

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