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Protonema
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Proˊto-ne′ma
,Noun.
pl.
Protonemata
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. [NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] first + [GREEK], [GREEK], a thread.]
(Bot.)
The primary growth from the spore of a moss, usually consisting of branching confervoid filaments, on any part of which stem and leaf buds may be developed.
Definition 2024
protonema
protonema
English
Noun
protonema (plural protonemata)
- (botany) A filament of cells that forms following the germination of the spores of mosses and liverworts