greenplastid
nounUK /ˈɡriːnˌplæstɪd/
US /ˈɡriːnˌplæstɪd/
A greenplastid is a tiny green part inside a plant cell that catches sunlight to make food.
The leaf looks green because each cell is full of greenplastids.
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2. A green-colored plastid in algae that stores starch.
Under the microscope, the alga showed bright greenplastids packed with starch.
3. A teaching model of a chloroplast used in school science labs.
The students built a greenplastid model from clay and labeled the thylakoids.
4. A playful name for any small green structure in a plant.
She called the tiny green dots on the moss greenplastids.