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Noun: vacuole  'va-kyoo,ówl
  1. A tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
    "Plant cells often have a large central vacuole for storage"

Derived forms: vacuoles

Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

Part of: cell

Encyclopedia: Vacuole