plastid

English

Etymology

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

Noun

plastid (plural plastids)

1. (biology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often concerned with photosynthesis

Coordinate terms

• -plast
• amyloplast
• chloroplast
• chromoplast

• elaioplast
• etioplast
• leucoplast

• proplastid
• proteinoplast
• tannosome

Derived terms

Derived terms

• amyloplast
• chloroplast
• chromoplast
• elaioplast
• etioplast
• intraplastid

• leucoplast
• plastidome
• plastidyl
• proplastid
• proteinoplast
• -plast

Translations

any of various organelles

• Finnish: plastidi
• French: plastide (fr) m
• Hindi: लवक (hi) m (lavak)
• Ido: plastido (io)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: plastidio (it) m
• Spanish: plasto (es) m, plástido m, plastidio m
• Tagalog: kakaphay

See also

• hydrogenosome
• mitochondrion
• mitosome

Anagrams

• talpids