Meaning & use
Coenocytic
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Describing a cell or organism containing many nuclei not separated by individual cell membranes.
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Certain fungi and algae have a coenocytic structure, with cytoplasm shared among many nuclei.
The coenocytic hyphae of the mold allowed nutrients to flow freely throughout the colony.
A note on using this word
From Greek koinos ('common') and kytos ('cell'); used mainly in mycology and botany.
Words with a similar meaning
multinucleate
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Words with an opposite meaning
cellularseptate
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