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  1. 1. n. Alt. of Plastide Source: opted
  2. 2. n. any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein Source: wordnet
  3. 3. 1. (Biol.) A formative particle of albuminous matter; a monad; a cytode. See the Note under Morphon. Haeckel. 2. (Bot.) One of the many minute granules found in the protoplasm of vegetable cells. They are divided by their colors into three classes, chloroplastids, chromoplastids, and leucoplastids. Source: webster
  4. 4. n. any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein Source: ecdict

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