apicoplast

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noun

A relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes within the outermost part of the endomembrane system.

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Meanings

nounapicoplast (plural apicoplasts)

plural apicoplasts

  1. biologyA relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes within the outermost part of the endomembrane system.

Translations

French apicoplaste
  • apicoplastea relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa
Italian apicoplasto
  • apicoplastoa relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa
Portuguese apicoplasto
  • apicoplastoa relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa
Spanish apicoplasto
  • apicoplastoa relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

apicoplast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicoplast

MLA

“apicoplast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicoplast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apicoplast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicoplast.

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