chromoplast

noun

chro·mo·plast | \ˈkrō-mə-ˌplast

\

Definition of chromoplast

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

History and Etymology for chromoplast

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.

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chromoplast

noun

chro·mo·plast | \ˈkrō-mə-ˌplast

\

Medical Definition of chromoplast

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

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