English Explanatory Dictionary

germ plasm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The cytoplasm of germ cells.
  2. Germplasm; seeds or tissues maintained for the purpose of animal or plant breeding, preservation or other research uses.

Word forms

germ plasm germ-plasm germplasm

Etymology

Calque of German Keimplasma. From circa 1892.

Synonyms

pole plasm
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