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色素體

简色素体 · 繁色素體

Mandarin · pinyin sè sù tǐ

plastid (organelle in plant cell)

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色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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4–4–3 · se4 su4 ti3

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sik1 sou3 tai2

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noun

(cytology) plastid

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