plastid
pronunciation
How to pronounce plastid in British English:
UK ['plæstɪd]
How to pronounce plastid in American English:
US ['plæstɪd]
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- 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
Word Origin
- plastid (n.)
- 1876, from German plastid, coined by Haeckel from Greek plastos "molded, formed" (see plaster) + -id.