LEUCOPLASTID

Etymology

Noun

leucoplastid (plural leucoplastids)

(biology) A kind of unpigmented plastid involved in a wide range of essential biosynthetic functions.

Hyponyms

• amyloplast

• elaioplast

• proteinoplast

Source: Wiktionary

Leu"co*plast, Leu`co*plas"tid, n. Etym: [Leuco- + Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: One of certain very minute whitish or colorless granules occurring in the protoplasm of plants and supposed to be the nuclei around which starch granules will form.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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