Leucoplastid

Leucoplastid
Leucoplast Leu"co*plast (l[=u]"k[-o]*pl[a^]st), Leucoplastid Leu`co*plas"tid (-pl[a^]s"t[i^]d), n. [Leuco- + Gr. pla`ssein to mold.] (Bot.) One of certain very minute whitish or colorless granules occurring in the protoplasm of plants and supposed to be the nuclei around which starch granules will form. [1913 Webster]

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  • leucoplastid — leu·co·plas·tid …   English syllables

  • leucoplastid — ˌlükəˈplastə̇d, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: leuc + plastid : leucoplast …   Useful english dictionary

  • Leucoplast — Leu co*plast (l[=u] k[ o]*pl[a^]st), Leucoplastid Leu co*plas tid ( pl[a^]s t[i^]d), n. [Leuco + Gr. pla ssein to mold.] (Bot.) One of certain very minute whitish or colorless granules occurring in the protoplasm of plants and supposed to be the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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