noun, plural plas·mo·des·ma·ta [plaz-muh–des-muh-tuh] /ˌplæz məˈdɛs mə tə/. Botany.
- any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.
noun plural -desmata (-ˈdɛzmətə) or -desms
- botany any of various very fine cytoplasmic threads connecting the cytoplasm of adjacent cells via minute holes in the cell walls