chloroplast

The definition of a chloroplast is a part of a plant that has chlorophyll and conducts photosynthesis.

(noun)

An example of a chloroplast is a cell in algae that consumes carbon dioxide and releases oxygen while creating sugar.

See chloroplast in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a green, oval plastid containing chlorophyll and carotenoids and found in the cytoplasm of green plants and blue-green algae

Origin: chloro- + -plast

See chloroplast in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A chlorophyll-containing plastid found in algal and green plant cells.

Origin:

Origin: chloro-

Origin: + plast(id)

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