Chloroplast Definition
klôrə-plăst
chloroplasts
noun
A green, oval plastid containing chlorophyll and carotenoids and found in the cytoplasm of green plants and blue-green algae.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Chloroplast
Noun
Singular:
chloroplast
Plural:
chloroplastsOrigin of Chloroplast
chloro– plast(id)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
chloro- + -plast
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