n. [ Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. plastid. ] (Bot.) A granule of chlorophyll; -- also called chloroleucite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; + E. plastid. ] (Bot.) A protoplasmic granule of some other color than green; -- also called chromoleucite. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Leuco- + Gr. pla`ssein to mold. ] (Bot.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a creator. ] 1. (Biol.) A formative particle of albuminous matter; a monad; a cytode. See the Note under Morphon. [ Archaic ] Haeckel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) any of several types of minute granules found in the protoplasm of vegetable cells, having their own membrane, robosomes, and DNA. Among plant cells the most common are chloroplasts, which contain the chlorophyll and the photosynthetic machinery of the cell. They are divided by their colors into three classes, chloroplastids, chromoplastids, and leucoplastids. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, creator + &unr_; animal. ] (Zool.) Same as Protoza. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. fr. Plastid. ] (Biol.) One of the small particles or organic molecules of protoplasm. Haeckel. [ 1913 Webster ]