Where does “phragmoplast” come from?

phragmoplast (English) comes from English phragmo-, from Ancient Greek φραγμός, from Ancient Greek φράσσω — to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...

phragmoplast (English): A structure that forms in plant cells during late...

Definitions

  1. A structure that forms in plant cells during late...

Ancestry of “phragmoplast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphragmo-obstruction, barrier
2Ancient Greekφραγμόςblockage, stoppage, stopping up
3Ancient Greekφράσσωto fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...
Every word from Ancient Greek φράσσω →Every word from English phragmo- →Every word from Ancient Greek φραγμός →