plas·tid (pl s t d)n. 1. Any of several pigmented cytoplasmic organelles found in plant cells and other organisms, having various physiological functions, such as the synthesis and storage of food. Also called trophoplast. 2. One of the granules of foreign or differentiated matter, food particles, or waste material in cells. |
plastid
1. any elementary constructive unit, as a cell.
2. any specialized organ of the cell other than the nucleus and centrosome, such as chloroplast, mitochondria or amyloplast.
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