NOUN | plant | plastid | any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein |
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Meaning | Any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein. | |
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Narrower | chloroplast | plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments |
chromoplast | plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids | |
Broader | granule | A tiny grain |
Spanish | plastidio, plasto | |
Catalan | plastidi, plastidio, plast |
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