# phragmoplast

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A structure that forms in plant cells during late cytokinesis and serves as a scaffold for cell plate assembly and subsequent formation of a new cell wall separating the two daughter cells.

## Etymology
From phragmo- + -plast.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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