English Explanatory Dictionary

leucoplastid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of unpigmented plastid involved in a wide range of essential biosynthetic functions.

Word forms

leucoplastid leucoplastids leukoplastid

Etymology

From leuco- + plastid.

Synonyms

starch generator
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