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| chro·mo·plast [ krṓmə plàst ] (plural chro·mo·plasts) |
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pigment-containing part of plant cell: a membrane-surrounded structure plastid in a plant cell that contains pigment. Red, yellow, or orange chromoplasts contain carotenoid pigments, and green chromoplasts chloroplasts contain chlorophyll.
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