pro|to|plast

pro|to|plast
pro|to|plast «PROH tuh plast», noun.
1. the living unit of protoplasm within a plant cell, consisting of a nucleus, cytoplasm, and plasma membrane.
2. a) the first formed; the original. b) the hypothetical first man.
[< Middle French protoplaste, learned borrowing from Latin prōtoplastus the first man < Greek prōtóplastos < prôtos first + plastós < plássein to form, mold]

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