chloroplast

noun
🔊/ˈklɒrəplɑːst/
🔊/ˈklɔːrəplæst/
(biology生物)
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  1. the structure in plant cells that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place叶绿体Topics Biologyc2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: coined in German from Greek khlōros ‘green’ + plastos ‘formed’.