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Vinony

chloroplast

noun

  1. chlorophyll-containing plastid with thylakoids organized into grana and frets, or stroma thylakoids, and embedded in a stroma
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈklɔːɹəʊˌplæst/

noun

Etymology: From chloro- + -plast.

  1. 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.