protoblast

noun

pro·​to·​blast

ˈprōtəˌblast

1

: a naked cell without a cell wall

2

: a blastomere of the segmenting egg that is the parent cell of a definite part or organ

protoblastic

¦⸗⸗¦blastik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary prot- + -blast; probably originally formed in German

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