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chromoplast

[ kroh-muh-plast ]

noun

Botany.
  1. a plastid containing coloring matter other than chlorophyll.

chromoplast

/ ˈəʊəˌæ /

noun

  1. a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chromoplast

/ ō′ə-ă′ /

  1. A plastid in plant cells that synthesizes and contains pigments other than chlorophyll, usually yellow or orange carotenoids.
  2. See Note at photosynthesis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chromoplast1

First recorded in 1880–85; chromo- + -plast

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