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Plastid

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Noun

1. plastid

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

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Plastid

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

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Plastid

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

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Plastid

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n.
Any of several cytoplasmic organelles, such as chloroplasts, that contain genetic material, have a double membrane, and are often pigmented. Plastids are found in plants, algae, and certain other eukaryotic organisms and have various physiological functions, such as the synthesis and storage of food.

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