A structure formed during the mitotic division of a plant cell when Golgi-derived vesicles containing cell wall precursors fuse to form a partition between the two daughter cells.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet.
Definition of cell plate in US English:
cell plate
noun
Botany
A structure formed during the mitotic division of a plant cell when Golgi-derived vesicles containing cell wall precursors fuse to form a partition between the two daughter cells.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet.