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leucoplast

leucoplast noun: an organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.

Noun

leucoplast (plural leucoplasts)

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

leucoplast meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

leucoplast in Tamil

வெளிர்க்கணிகம், வௌளுருமணி, வெண்கணிகம்

leucoplast in Tagalog

organelle
putikatwan

Forms of leucoplast

pluralleucoplasts

Origin of leucoplast

From leuco- + -plast.

Questions about leucoplast

What does leucoplast mean?
Leucoplast means an organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.
What is leucoplast in Tamil?
Leucoplast in Tamil is வெளிர்க்கணிகம், வௌளுருமணி, வெண்கணிகம். See Leucoplast meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is leucoplast?
Leucoplast is a noun.
What is the plural of leucoplast?
The plural of leucoplast is leucoplasts.

Words near leucoplast in the dictionary

  1. leucophyll
  2. leucoplakia
  3. leucoplakial
  4. leucoplakias
  5. leucoplakic
  6. leucoplast
  7. leucoplastid
  8. leucoplastids
  9. leucoplasts
  10. leucopoiesis
  11. leucopoietic

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