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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, a granule inclosed in protoplasm, resembling a chlorophyl granule, but of some other color than green. The colors of flowers and fruits are largely due to their presence. Also called
chromoleucite .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A protoplasmic granule of some other color than green; -- also called
chromoleucite .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany A
protoplasmic granule of some other colour thangreen .
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