coenocytic
/ˌsɛnəˈsaɪtɪk/
adjective
- Having the structure of a coenocyte; containing many nuclei within a single continuous cytoplasm without cell walls.
- Many species of algae have a coenocytic body plan.
- The coenocytic hyphae of the fungus spread rapidly through the soil.
- The scientist described the organism as coenocytic because it lacked internal cell divisions.
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