n.
The cytoplasmic membrane that surrounds a vacuole of a plant cell. Also called vacuolar membrane.
[Greek tonos, string, tension + -PLAST.]
tonoplast
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to·no·plast (tō'nə-plăst') 
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n.
The cytoplasmic membrane that surrounds a vacuole of a plant cell. Also called vacuolar membrane.
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The limiting membrane of an intracellular vacuole, the vacuole membrane.
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