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Definition of: plastid
(plas′tid) noun Biol.
1. An elementary organism, as a cell.
2. Any permanent organ of the cell situated in the cytoplasm. [<G plastiden, plural <Gk. plastides, fem. plural of plastēs a molder <plastos. See PLASTIC.]
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