plastid

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Etymology

From German Plastid, from Ancient Greek πλαστός (plastós), verbal adjective of πλάσσω (plássō).

Noun

plastid (plural plastids)

1. (cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis.

   Synonym: plastidium

Coordinate terms

• amyloplast
• chloroplast
• chromoplast
• elaioplast
• etioplast
• leucoplast
• -plast
• proplastid
• proteinoplast
• tannosome

Derived terms

• amyloplast
• chloroplast
• chromoplast
• elaioplast
• etioplast
• intraplastid
• leucoplast
• -plast
• plastidary
• plastidome
• plastidyl
• proplastid
• proteinoplast

Translations

any of various organelles

Breton: plast m Czech: plastid (cs) m Dutch: plastide c Finnish: plastidi French: plastide (fr) m, plaste (fr) m German: Plastid n, Plastide f Hindi: लवक (hi) m (lavak) Ido: plastido (io) Indonesian: plastid (id) Italian: plastidio (it) m Polish: plastyd (pl) m Portuguese: plastídeo m Spanish: plasto (es) m, plástido m, plastidio m Tagalog: kakaphay Welsh: plastid m

See also

• hydrogenosome
• mitochondrion
• mitosome

Anagrams

• talpids