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Plastid vs Chloroplasts - What's the difference?

plastid | chloroplasts |

As nouns the difference between plastid and chloroplasts

is that plastid is any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often concerned with photosynthesis while chloroplasts is plural of chloroplast.

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

    chloroplasts

    English

    Noun

    (head)