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plastid

(plas′tid)

noun

any of several specialized protoplasmic structures occurring in the cytoplasm of some plant cells, in which starch, oil, protein, pigment, etc. are stored

Origin: Ger plastiden (pl.) < Gr plastides, pl. of plastis, fem. of plastēs, molder < plassein, to form: see plastic

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noun

Any of several pigmented cytoplasmic organelles found in plant cells and other organisms, having various physiological functions, such as the synthesis and storage of food.

Origin:

Origin: From Greek plastis, plastid-

Origin: , feminine of plastēs, molder

Origin: , from plastos, molded; see plastic

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