noun
leucoplast
A type of colorless plastid found in plant cells, involved in storage of starch, lipids, or proteins. Technical term used in botany and cell biology.
白色体は植物細胞内でデンプンの合成や貯蔵に関与する。
Leucoplasts are involved in the synthesis and storage of starch within plant cells.
Chromoplast; a pigmented plastid that gives color to fruits and flowers, unlike the colorless 白色体.
Composed of 白 (white), 色 (color), and 体 (body/structure), literally 'white-color body', reflecting its colorless appearance under a microscope.