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plastid

plas·tid

US/ˈplæ.stɪd/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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

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