chloroplast
n.
plastid which contains chlorophyll (Botany)
Chloroplast
Chloroplasts are
organelles found in
plant cells and
eukaryotic algae that conduct
photosynthesis. Chloroplasts absorb sunlight and use it in conjunction with water and carbon dioxide to produce sugars, the raw material for energy and
biomass production in all green plants and the animals that depend on them, directly or indirectly, for food. Chloroplasts capture
light energy from the
sun to conserve
free energy in the form of
ATP and reduce
NADP to
NADPH through a complex set of processes called photosynthesis. It is derived from the Greek words chloros which means green and plast which means form or entity. Chloroplasts are members of a class of organelles known as
plastids.
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chloroplast
Noun
1. plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis
(hypernym) plastid
Chloroplast (der)
n.
chloroplast, plastid which contains chlorophyll (Botany)
chloroplast
n.
chloroplast, plastid which contains chlorophyll (Botany)