chloroplast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place, characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll and two membranes.

/ˈklɔːɹəʊˌplæst/ En-us-ncalif-chloroplast.ogg

chloroplast chloroplasts

From chloro- + -plast.

mitochondrion hydrogenosome

chloroplastal chloroplast DNA chloroplastic extrachloroplast kleptochloroplast macrochloroplast nonchloroplast subchloroplast

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