chromoplast

chromoplast [kroh-muh-plast] ExamplesWord Origin noun Botany.

1. a plastid containing coloring matter other than chlorophyll.

Origin of chromoplast First recorded in 1880–85; chromo- + -plast Examples from the Web for chromoplast Historical Examples of chromoplast

The biologic principles present are chlorophyll, chromoplast, lipoids and vitamines; these are ferments or enzymes.

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British Dictionary definitions for chromoplast chromoplast noun

1. a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids

chromoplast in Science chromoplast [krō′mə-plăst′]

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