pluricellular

English

Etymology

pluri- +‎ cellular

Adjective

pluricellular (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of multiple cells; multicellular
    • 2015, V. Nier, M. Deforet, G. Duclos, H.G. Yevick, O. Cochet-Escartin, P. Marcq, P. Silberzan, “Tissue fusion over non-adhering surfaces”, in PNAS‎, volume 112:
      Fusion events in vivo, particularly in embryonic development, often involve the purse-string contraction of a pluricellular actomyosin cable at the free edge.

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