cell plate

noun

1. (in plant cells) a plate that develops at the midpoint between the two groups of chromosomes in a dividing cell and that is involved in forming the wall between the two new daughter cells.

cell plate

1. A partition that is formed during telophase of cell division in plants and some algae and that separates the two newly formed daughter cells.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cell plate¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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From Nature

More than one researcher has been accused of mistaking a scratch on a cell plate for a cell-produced nanotube.

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