chloroplast

Definition of chloroplast

Nouns

plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis
Type of:
plastid
any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein

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