plastid meaning

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plastid (noun): any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein.

Definition of plastid

  1. any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein

    Type of: granule

    Kinds: chromoplast, chloroplast

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with PL · words ending in ID · 7-letter words

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