Etymology

plastoglobule

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Today it means: A globular mass of lipoprotein within a chloroplast. Full definition →

English globule ← French globule ← Latin globulu
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The story

  1. Englishplasto-
  2. Latinglobus
  3. Latinglobulu
  4. Frenchglobule
  5. Englishglobule
  6. English todayplastoglobule

From plasto- + globule.

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