| Term Name: | plastid membrane |
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| Definition: | Any lipid bilayer that surrounds a plastid or is part of the plastid envelope. Primary plastids (in plants, green algae, red algae, and glaucophytes) are surrounded by two membranes; complex plastids derived from secondary endosymbiosis are surrounded by three or four membranes. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0042170] QuickGO AmiGO |