Meaning Of The Word Plastid

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What's The Definition Of Plastid?

plastid in American English
any of several specialized protoplasmic structures occurring in the cytoplasm of some plant cells, in which starch, oil, protein, pigment, etc. are stored
noun: a small, double-membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment

plastid in British English
noun: any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals that contain pigments, starch, oil, protein, etc

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