See Also: pyrenoid(medicine)
pyrenoid(dictionary)

pyrenoid (iou)



pyrenoid adjective & noun. M19.
[from PYRENE noun1 + -OID.]
A. adjective. Anatomy. Resembling the stone of a fruit in form. rare. M19.
b. noun. Botany. A small colourless protein body found in the chloroplasts of certain algae and associated with the storage of starch. L19.