apicoplast

Noun

 * 1)  A relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes within the outermost part of the endomembrane system

Related terms

 * apicoplastic

Translations

 * French:
 * Italian: apicoplasto
 * Portuguese: apicoplasto
 * Spanish: apicoplasto