ALL meanings of chloroplast
chlo·ro·plast
C c - noun chloroplast a plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments, occurring in plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis 3
- noun chloroplast a green, oval plastid containing chlorophyll and carotenoids and found in the cytoplasm of green plants and blue-green algae 3
- noun chloroplast a plastid containing chlorophyll. 1
- noun chloroplast light-sensitive part of plant cell 1
- noun chloroplast (in green plant cells) a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place. 1
- noun chloroplast (cytology) An organelle found in the cells of green plants, and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place. 0