Hechtian strand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stretched plasma membrane extending from the plasmolysed protoplast to the cell wall in plants.

Word forms

Hechtian strand Hechtian strands

Etymology

Named after K. Hecht, who was the first to study them in detail. See -ian.

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