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Chromoplast

Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored

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Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored

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chromoplastidnoun	(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chromophyllnoun	(biology) Any plant pigment (such as chlorophyll)
chloroplastidnoun	(botany, archaic) A chloroplast.
leucoplastidnoun	(biology) A kind of unpigmented plastid involved in a wide range of essential biosynthetic functions.
plastidnoun	(cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis.
chloroplastnoun	(cytology) 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.
plastomenoun	The part of the genome of a photosynthetic plant found in its plastid
leukoplastidnoun	Alternative form of leucoplastid. [(biology) A kind of unpigmented plastid involved in a wide range of essential biosynthetic functions.]
plastidenoun	Archaic form of plastid. [(cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis.]
chromoleucitenoun	(botany) A chromoplastid.
kleptochloroplastnoun	Synonym of kleptoplast.
leucoplastnoun	(biology) An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.
proplastidnoun	(cytology) A small, colourless cell that develops into any form of plastid
trophoplastnoun	(cytology, dated) Any of various organelles found in plant and algae cells, such as a chloroplast, chromoplast, leucoplast, or gerontoplast; a plastid.
macrochloroplastnoun	(biology) A relatively large chloroplast
protoplastidnoun	(biology) An immature plastid that is incapable of photosynthesis
plastoglobulenoun	(biology) A globular mass of lipoprotein within a chloroplast.
iridoplastnoun	(biology) Any of the epidermal chloroplasts of certain plants that contain tiny regular structures that focus light
kleptoplastidnoun	(biology) A plastid that is subject to kleptoplastidy
chromoblastnoun	An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.