English Explanatory Dictionary

pyrenoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. any of several transparent structures found in the chloroplast of certain algae etc.; they are responsible for the fixation of carbon dioxide and the formation of starch

Word forms

pyrenoid pyrenoids

Etymology

From pyrene + -oid.

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