Definition of Plastide. Meaning of Plastide. Synonyms of Plastide

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Definition of Plastide

Plastide
Plastid Plas"tid, Plastide Plas"tide, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a creator.] 1. (Biol.) A formative particle of albuminous matter; a monad; a cytode. See the Note under Morphon. --Haeckel. 2. (Bot.) One of the many minute granules found in the protoplasm of vegetable cells. They are divided by their colors into three classes, chloroplastids, chromoplastids, and leucoplastids.

Meaning of Plastide from wikipedia

- A plastid, pl. plastids, is a membrane-bound organelle found in the cells of plants, algae, and some other eukaryotic organisms; (from Ancient Gr**** πλαστός...