leucoplast

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noun

An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.

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Meanings

nounleucoplast (plural leucoplasts)

plural leucoplasts

  1. biologyAn organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.

Origin

From leuco- + -plast.

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Translations

French leucoplaste, plaste
  • leucoplasteorganelle
  • plasteorganelle
Hungarian leukoplasztisz
  • leukoplasztiszorganelle
Tagalog putikatwan
  • putikatwanorganelle
Turkish lökoplast
  • lökoplastorganelle
Cite this entry
APA

leucoplast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucoplast

MLA

“leucoplast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucoplast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leucoplast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucoplast.

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