proplastid

noun pro·plas·tid \(ˌ)prō-ˈplas-təd\

Definition of PROPLASTID

: a minute cytoplasmic body from which a plastid is formed

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1922

Medical Dictionary

noun pro·plas·tid \(ˈ)prō-ˈplas-təd\

: a minute cytoplasmic body from which a plastid is formed

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