leucoplast

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English

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Etymology

From leuco- +‎ -plast.

Noun

leucoplast (plural leucoplasts)

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

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Leukoplast or French leucoplaste.

Noun

leucoplast n (plural leucoplaste)

  1. sticking plaster, band-aid

Declension