Crossword clues for chromoplast
Wiktionary
n. (context biology English) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored
WordNet
n. plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids
Wikipedia
Chromoplasts are plastids, heterogeneous organelles responsible for pigment synthesis and storage in specific photosynthetic eukaryotes. It is thought that like all other plastids including chloroplasts and leucoplasts they are descended from symbiotic prokaryotes.
Usage examples of "chromoplast".
Here he was, a chromoplastician in a world ignorant of chromoplasts, an incognito prince amongst sharp-toothed paupers, an uneasy rider in a coach that was now, at last, coming to a stop in a dusty street under a lowering sky.
In his spare moments he thought about chromoplasts and the door he would lock himself behind when he was safely home.
She didn’t like to hear about them so he always started talking about chromoplasts when he wanted to be left alone.
If it had ever mattered, he might have had it altered, but the chromoplasts didn’t care and if anyone else did, they had never bothered to tell him.