proplastid

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noun

A small, colourless cell that develops into any form of plastid

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Meanings

nounproplastid (plural proplastids)

plural proplastids

  1. biologyA small, colourless cell that develops into any form of plastid

Origin

From pro- + plastid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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