2. (Physiol.)
Defn: Plastic force. Dunglison.
PLASTID; PLASTIDE
Plas"tid, Plas"tide, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Biol.)
Defn: A formative particle of albuminous matter; a monad; a cytode.
See the Note under Morphon. Haeckel.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: One of the many minute granules found in the protoplasm of vegetable cells. They are divided by their colors into three classes, chloroplastids, chromoplastids, and leucoplastids.
PLASTIDOZOA
Plas`ti*do*zo"a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Protoza.
PLASTIDULE
Plas"ti*dule, n. Etym: [Dim. fr. Plastid.] (Biol.)