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chloroplast definition

chloro·plast (klôr′ə plast′)

noun

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

Etymology: chloro- + -plast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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