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| plas·tid [ plástid ] (plural plas·tids) |
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specialized plant cell part: a specialized component organelle in a photosynthetic plant cell that contains pigment, ribosomes, and DNA, and serves specific physiological purposes such as food synthesis and storage
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| [Late 19th century. < Greek plastid-< plastos "molded" (see plastic)] |
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