Category:Protoplast

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.