leucoplast Meaning, Definition & Usage

Leu"co*plast, Leu`co*plas"tid noun (Also<
  • Leucoplast
  • Leucoplastid
)
Etymology
Leuco- + Gr. to mold.
Definitions
  1. (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.
Leu"co*plast noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) See Leucoplast.

Webster 1913