phragmoplast

noun

phrag·​mo·​plast ˈfrag-mō-ˌplast 

: the enlarged barrel-shaped spindle that is characteristic of the later stages of plant mitosis and within which the cell plate forms

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phragmo- (from Greek phragmos fence, from phrassein to enclose) + -plast

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

phragmoplast

noun

phrag·​mo·​plast ˈfrag-mō-ˌplast 

: the enlarged barrel-shaped spindle that is characteristic of the later stages of plant mitosis and within which the cell plate forms