plastid

English

Etymology

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

Noun

plastid (plural plastids)

1. (cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for 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
• plastidary
• plastidyl
• proplastid
• proteinoplast
• -plast

Translations

any of various organelles

• Breton: plast m
• Czech: plastid (cs) m
• Dutch: plastide c
• Finnish: plastidi
• French: plastide (fr) m, plaste (fr) m
• German: Plastid n, Plastide f
• Hindi: लवक (hi) m (lavak)
• Ido: plastido (io)
• Indonesian: plastid (id)
• Italian: plastidio (it) m
• Polish: plastyd (pl) m
• Portuguese: plastídeo m
• Spanish: plasto (es) m, plástido m, plastidio m
• Tagalog: kakaphay
• Welsh: plastid m

See also

• hydrogenosome
• mitochondrion
• mitosome

Anagrams

• talpids