leucoplast

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An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions
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
Having white or silvery foliage
The state of an albino, or of a white child of black parents
A colorless substance isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in parts of plants capable of becoming green
A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca; paleness,with viscid juices and cold sweats
Having a dropsical habit of body, with a white bloated skin
One of certain very
A mineral of a greenish yellow color; it is a silicate of glucina, lime, and soda with fluorine
Called also leucophanite
A leucoplast
leucite
leucoplast

    Hyphenation

    leu·co·plast

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'lü-k&-"plast ] (noun.) 1886. International Scientific Vocabulary.
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