chloroplast en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈklɔːɹəʊˌplæst/
Etymology
From chloro- + -plast.
Meanings
- An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place, characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll and two membranes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chloroplasts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
nonchloroplast · kleptochloroplast · macrochloroplast · subchloroplast · extrachloroplast · chloroplastic · chloroplastal · chloroplast DNA
Hypernyms
Meronyms
Relateds
chromoblast · chromoplast · mitochondrion · hydrogenosome
Synonyms
Translations (33)
sw kloroplasti (photosynthetic organelle) · fa سبزدیسه (photosynthetic organelle) · ru хлоропла́ст (photosynthetic organelle) · hu kloroplasztisz (photosynthetic organelle) · vi lạp lục (photosynthetic organelle) · mi pūmāota (photosynthetic organelle) · ta பசுங்கணிகம் (photosynthetic organelle) · fr chloroplaste (photosynthetic organelle) · pt cloroplasto (photosynthetic organelle) · mi pūkāriki (photosynthetic organelle) · ta பச்சையமணி (photosynthetic organelle) · da grønkorn (photosynthetic organelle) · tl luntikatwan (photosynthetic organelle) · la chlōroplastum (photosynthetic organelle) · nan-hbl 葉綠體 /叶绿体 (photosynthetic organelle) · pl chloroplast (photosynthetic organelle) · cmn 葉綠體 /叶绿体 (photosynthetic organelle) · it cloroplasto (photosynthetic organelle) · de Chloroplast (photosynthetic organelle) · sw chembeumbijani (photosynthetic organelle) · fi viherhiukkanen (photosynthetic organelle) · ca cloroplast (photosynthetic organelle) · da kloroplast (photosynthetic organelle) · is grænukorn (photosynthetic organelle) · nl bladgroenkorrel (photosynthetic organelle) · vi lục lạp (photosynthetic organelle) · ro cloroplast (photosynthetic organelle) · si හරිතලව (photosynthetic organelle) · kn ಎಲೆಮನೆ (photosynthetic organelle) · az xloroplast (photosynthetic organelle) · es cloroplasto (photosynthetic organelle) · tr kloroplast (photosynthetic organelle) · ja 葉緑体 (photosynthetic organelle)