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noun
Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: plastidium
Antonyms: none provided
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 source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: granule
Narrower terms: chromoplast, chloroplast
History
From German Plastid, from Ancient Greek πλαστός (plastós), verbal adjective of πλάσσω (plássō).
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