a parasitic protozoan of a genus which includes those causing malaria 疟原虫
Genus Plasmodium, phylum Sporozoa 疟原虫属,孢子虫门
(Biology)a form within the life cycle of some simple organisms such as slime moulds, typically consisting of a mass of naked protoplasm containing many nuclei (生)原质团,合胞体
派生 plasmodial adjective 语源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin, based on late Latin plasma 'mould, formation'