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Plastid vs Chloroplast - What's the difference?

plastid | chloroplast |

As nouns the difference between plastid and chloroplast

is that plastid is any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often concerned with photosynthesis while chloroplast is an organelle found in the cells of green plants, and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place.

plastid

English

(wikipedia plastid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often concerned with photosynthesis

    • Derived terms

    * protoplastid

    chloroplast

    English

    (wikipedia chloroplast)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cytology) An organelle found in the cells of green plants, and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place.