Definition of leucoplast in English:
leucoplast
nounˈluːkə(ʊ)plɑːstˈluːkə(ʊ)plastˈlukəˌplæst
Botany A colourless organelle found in plant cells, used for the storage of starch or oil.
Example sentencesExamples
- The apical layer of glandular head cells was characterized by leucoplasts and calcium oxalate crystals.
- Different types of non-photosynthetic plastids can be found in non-green tissues of plants (e.g. leucoplasts and chromoplasts), and these usually carry out specialized biosynthetic and storage functions.
- Stromules have been recorded on all major plastid types, including proplastids, chloroplasts, etioplasts, leucoplasts, amyloplasts, and chromoplasts.
- Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that malate supports very high rates of fatty acid synthesis in isolated leucoplasts from developing seeds.
- Secretory cells have dense cytoplasm with many leucoplasts present.
Definition of leucoplast in US English:
leucoplast
nounˈlukəˌplæstˈlo͞okəˌplast
Botany A colorless organelle found in plant cells, used for the storage of starch or oil.
Example sentencesExamples
- Stromules have been recorded on all major plastid types, including proplastids, chloroplasts, etioplasts, leucoplasts, amyloplasts, and chromoplasts.
- Different types of non-photosynthetic plastids can be found in non-green tissues of plants (e.g. leucoplasts and chromoplasts), and these usually carry out specialized biosynthetic and storage functions.
- Secretory cells have dense cytoplasm with many leucoplasts present.
- The apical layer of glandular head cells was characterized by leucoplasts and calcium oxalate crystals.
- Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that malate supports very high rates of fatty acid synthesis in isolated leucoplasts from developing seeds.