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plastid

DEFINITIONS OF: plastid

1

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

Types:
chromoplast
plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids
chloroplast
plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis
Type of:
granule
a tiny grain
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