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:
chloroplasts

Origin of Chloroplast

  • chloro– plast(id)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • chloro- +‎ -plast

    From Wiktionary

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