chro|mo|plast

chro|mo|plast
chro|mo|plast «KROH muh plast», noun.
Botany. a yellow or red body in the cytoplasm of a plant cell containing carotenoid coloring matter. The colors of flowers and fruits are largely due to the presence of chromoplasts.
[< chromo- + Greek plastós formed]

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