Meanings
nounchloroplast (plural chloroplasts)
plural chloroplasts
- biologyAn 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.
Synonyms: chloroplastid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn 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.
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Catalan cloroplast
- cloroplastphotosynthetic organelle
Chinese Mandarin 葉綠體 /叶绿体
- 葉綠體 /叶绿体 (yèlǜtǐ)photosynthetic organelle
Danish grønkorn, kloroplast
- grønkornphotosynthetic organelle
- kloroplastphotosynthetic organelle
Dutch bladgroenkorrel
- bladgroenkorrelphotosynthetic organelle
Finnish viherhiukkanen
- viherhiukkanenphotosynthetic organelle
French chloroplaste
- chloroplastephotosynthetic organelle
German Chloroplast
- Chloroplastphotosynthetic organelle
Hungarian kloroplasztisz
- kloroplasztiszphotosynthetic organelle
Icelandic grænukorn
- grænukornphotosynthetic organelle
Italian cloroplasto
- cloroplastophotosynthetic organelle
Japanese 葉緑体
- 葉緑体 (yōryokutai)photosynthetic organelle
Korean 엽록체
- 엽록체 (yeomnokche)photosynthetic organelle
Latin chlōroplastum
- chlōroplastumphotosynthetic organelle
Māori pūmāota, pūkāriki
- pūmāotaphotosynthetic organelle
- pūkārikiphotosynthetic organelle
Persian سبزدیسه
- سبزدیسه (sabzdise)photosynthetic organelle
Polish chloroplast
- chloroplastphotosynthetic organelle
Portuguese cloroplasto
- cloroplastophotosynthetic organelle
Romanian cloroplast
- cloroplastphotosynthetic organelle
Russian хлоропла́ст
- хлоропла́ст (xloroplást)photosynthetic organelle
Spanish cloroplasto
- cloroplastophotosynthetic organelle
Swahili chembeumbijani, kloroplasti
- chembeumbijaniphotosynthetic organelle
- kloroplastiphotosynthetic organelle
Tagalog luntikatwan
- luntikatwanphotosynthetic organelle
Tamil பச்சையமணி, பசுங்கணிகம்
- பச்சையமணி (paccaiyamaṇi)photosynthetic organelle
- பசுங்கணிகம் (pacuṅkaṇikam)photosynthetic organelle
Turkish kloroplast
- kloroplastphotosynthetic organelle
Vietnamese lạp lục, lục lạp
- lạp lụcphotosynthetic organelle
- lục lạpphotosynthetic organelle
Cite this entry
APA
chloroplast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloroplast
MLA
“chloroplast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloroplast. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chloroplast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloroplast.
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