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- noun Plural form of
chromoplast .
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Examples
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Color is determined by the chloroplasts and chromoplasts, and sometimes by water-soluble pigments in vacuoles.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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One is in special pigment bodies, or chromoplasts, which signal animals that a flower is open for business or a fruit is ripe.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The cells of fruits often contain chromoplasts, which concentrate yellow, orange, and red pigments that are soluble in fat.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Color is determined by the chloroplasts and chromoplasts, and sometimes by water-soluble pigments in vacuoles.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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One is in special pigment bodies, or chromoplasts, which signal animals that a flower is open for business or a fruit is ripe.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The cells of fruits often contain chromoplasts, which concentrate yellow, orange, and red pigments that are soluble in fat.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Let´s not forget: it was a scientist who first told us that "cytoplasm in meristematic plant cells contains differentiated chromoplasts," and we all know today how lame-brained that turned out to be.
American Chronicle 2008
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(chromoplasts) to which the bright color of the flower is due.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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