PLASTID
\plˈastɪd], \plˈastɪd], \p_l_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_d]\
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any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
By Princeton University
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any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Self-replicating cytoplasmic organelles of plant and algal cells that contain pigments and may synthesize and accumulate various substances. Plastids are used in phylogenetic studies.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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