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In biology, a fluid-filled, membrane-bound
cavity inside a cell. It may be a reservoir
for fluids that the cell will secrete to the
outside, or filled with excretory products or
essential nutrients that the cell needs to
store. In amoebae (single-cell animals),
vacuoles are the sites of digestion of
engulfed food particles. Plant cells usually
have a large central vacuole for storage.