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chromoplast definition

chromo·plast (krō′mə plast′)

noun

a yellowish to reddish plastid containing carotenoids and found in the cytoplasm of many plant cells

Etymology: chromo- + -plast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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