Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A plastid that contains chlorophyll and is found in the cells of green plants and algae.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
chloroplastid .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Biol.) A plastid containing chlorophyll, developed only in cells exposed to the light. Chloroplasts are minute flattened granules, usually occurring in great numbers in the cytoplasm near the cell wall, and consist of a colorless ground substance saturated with chlorophyll pigments. Under light of varying intensity they exhibit phototactic movements. In animals chloroplasts occur only in certain low forms.
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- noun cytology An
organelle found in thecells ofgreen plants , and inphotosynthetic algae , wherephotosynthesis takes place.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(A chloroplast is an organelle that is present in plant cells but not in animal cells).
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ATP synthase is found in chloroplast and mitochondrial membranes and in the cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria.
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The plants take in the summer light, each photon falling onto the surface of a microscopic, blob-shaped structure called a chloroplast.
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The plants take in the summer light, each photon falling onto the surface of a microscopic, blob-shaped structure called a chloroplast.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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The plants take in the summer light, each photon falling onto the surface of a microscopic, blob-shaped structure called a chloroplast.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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This cell has an organelle (s) called a chloroplast that gives photosynthetic cells their characteristic green color.
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This cell has an organelle (s) called a chloroplast that gives photosynthetic cells their characteristic green color.
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This cell has an organelle (s) called a chloroplast that gives photosynthetic cells their characteristic green color.
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"Chloro" means green, therefore a chloroplast is a green plastid that stores chlorophyll
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In dark or weaker light, the chloroplast, a flat plate, exposed its larger surface.
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