protoplast

n. முதன்முதலாகப் படைக்கப்பட்ட மனிதன், மூலமுதல், மாதிரி, மூலப்பிரதி, ஊன்மக்கூறு, உயிர்மம்.

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Pro"to*plast, n. Etym: [L. protoplastus the first man, Gr. 1. The thing first formed; that of which there are subsequent copies or reproductions; the original. 2. (Biol.) Defn: A first-formed organized body; the first individual, or pair of individuals, of a species. A species is a class of individuals, each of which is hypothetically considered to be the descendant of the same protoplast, or of the same pair of protoplasts. Latham.

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