Definition of "plastid" []

• Any of several pigmented cytoplasmic organelles found in plant cells and other organisms, having various physiological functions, such as the synthesis and storage of food. (noun)

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• "Origin, targeting, and function of the apicomplexan plastid."
• "A plastid of probably green algal origin in apicomplexan parasites."
• "Nuclear-encoded proteins target to the plastid in Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium falciparum."