dictyosome

[ dik-tee-uh-sohm ]

noun

, Cell Biology.

1. the set of flattened membranes in a Golgi body, resembling a stack of plates.

dictyosome

/ dĭk′tē-ə-sōm′ /

1. The Golgi apparatus of plant cells.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dictyosome¹

1925–30; < Greek díkty ( on ) net + -o- + -some ³