Explant

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounAny portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.

2.verbTo remove something, such as a medical device, that has been implanted.

Synonyms

protoplast prop escapee plantlet propagant segment exophyte exostema superplant exogen planticle evagination

Rhymes With

sex plant x plant

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