PLASTID


Meaning of PLASTID in English

[ 'plastɪd ]

■ noun Botany any of a class of small organelles in the cytoplasm of plant cells, containing pigment or food.

Origin

C19: from Ger., based on Gk plastos 'shaped'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.