Term: protonema(n)
Literally meaning: “first-thread”
Origin: Anc Greek
πρώτος/protos(=first) > πρo/pro-(prefix denoting “in front of”, “towards”, "before")
νήμα/nema (=thread)
Definition
Protonema is the filamentous structure that that grows from a moss spore and and producing buds from which the adult plants arise.
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