pyrenoid
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.py·re·noid
noun \pī-ˈrē-ˌnȯid, ˈpī-rə-\Definition of PYRENOID
: one of the protein bodies in the chloroplasts of various lower organisms (as some algae) that are involved in starch synthesis and deposition
Origin of PYRENOID
International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin pyrena stone of a fruit, from Greek pyrēn; akin to Greek pyros wheat grain, wheat — more at furze
First Known Use: circa 1875
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