Plastid Definition

plăstĭd
plastids
noun
Any of several specialized protoplasmic structures occurring in the cytoplasm of some plant cells, in which starch, oil, protein, pigment, etc. are stored.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Plastid

Noun

Singular:
plastid
Plural:
plastids

Origin of Plastid

  • From Greek plastis plastid- feminine of plastēs molder from plastos molded plastic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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