Protoplast
Pronunciation : Pro"to*plast
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. protoplastus the first man, Gr.
Definition : 1. The thing first formed; that of which there are subsequent copies or reproductions; the original.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: A first-formed organized body; the first individual, or pair of individuals, of a species. A species is a class of individuals, each of which is hypothetically considered to be the descendant of the same protoplast, or of the same pair of protoplasts. Latham.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913