chromoplast

noun

chro·​mo·​plast ˈkrō-mə-ˌplast 

: a colored plastid usually containing red or yellow pigment (such as carotene)

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Chromoplast, from chromo- chromo- + -plast -plast

Note: The German term was introduced by the German botanist Arthur Meyer (1850-1922) in "Ueber Chlorophyllkörner, Stärkerbildner und Farbkörper," Botanisches Centralblatt, Band 12 (1882), p. 314.

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chromoplast

• chloroplast
• epiblast
• opencast
• overcast
• protoplast
• rebroadcast
• telecast
• trophoblast
• ultrafast
• unsurpassed
• aghast
• amassed

Medical Definition

chromoplast

noun

chro·​mo·​plast ˈkrō-mə-ˌplast 

: a colored plastid usually containing red or yellow pigment (as carotene)