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chromoplast

(krō′mə plast′)

noun

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

Origin: chromo- + -plast

See chromoplast in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A plastid that contains pigments other than chlorophyll, usually yellow or orange carotenoids.

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