epiplasm

noun

ep·​i·​plasm

ˈepəˌplazəm

: the remnants of cytoplasm left in the ascus of ascomycetous fungi after spore formation

epiplasmic

¦epə¦plazmik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + -plasm

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