leucoplast
/ˈluːkə(ʊ)plast
/ /ˈluːkə(ʊ)plɑːst/noun Botany
A colourless organelle found in plant cells, used for the storage of starch or oil.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.
- The apical layer of glandular head cells was characterized by leucoplasts and calcium oxalate crystals.