Coenocyte
[see-nuh-sahyt, sen-uh-] /ˈsi nəˌsaɪt, ˈsɛn ə-/
noun, Biology.
1.
an organism made up of a multinucleate, continuous mass of protoplasm enclosed by one cell wall, as in some algae and fungi.
/ˈsiːnəʊˌsaɪt/
noun
1.
(botany) a mass of protoplasm containing many nuclei and enclosed by a cell wall: occurs in many fungi and some algae
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