:This article discusses protoplasts in the biological sense. For the theological use, see Adam and Eve Protoplast, from the ancient Greek πρῶτον (first) + verb πλάθω or πλάττω (to mould: deriv. plastic), initially referred to the first organized body of a species. This meaning's similar to the non-biological definition, the first from which all subsequent forms are derived. Subsequently it's several biological… (More on Protoplast)