Synonym: plastid. ... Origin: tropho-+ G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: trof′ō-plast Synonyms: plastid1
trophoplast Any of a category of cytoplasmic organelles found in plant cells. They include the chlorophasts, what are involved in photosynthesis, and other related bodies; such as, the chromoplasts, which are associated with food storage; also, plastid.