polaroplast

/P OW1 L AA1 ER0 AH0 P L AE1 S T/
noun
  1. 1

    An organelle, in microsporidians, that swells with water, and exerts pressure to rupture the polar cap and evert the polar tube through which the sporoplasm escapes to infect the host.

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