The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PLASMODIA
PLASMODIUM
plasmodium, Plasmodium vivax, malaria parasite
(noun) parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
plasmodium
(noun) multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
plasmodia
plural of plasmodium
Source: Wiktionary
PLASMODIUM
Plas*mo"di*um, n.; pl. Plasmodia. Etym: [NL. See Plasma.]
1. (Biol.)
Definition: A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any union of amoeboid cells, and endowed with life and power of motion.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A naked mobile mass of protoplasm, formed by the union of several amoebalike young, and constituting one of the stages in the life cycle of Mycetozoa and other low organisms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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