Cyclosis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cyclosis \Cy*clo"sis\ (s?-kl?"s?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky`klwsis
     circulation, from kykloy^n. See {Cyclone}.] (Bot.)
     The circulation or movement of protoplasmic granules within a
     living vegetable cell.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cyclosis
       n : the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell [syn: {streaming}]
       [also: {cycloses} (pl)]