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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典
 chlo·ro·plast /ˈklorəˌplæst, ˈklɔr-/
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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典
 chlo·ro·plast /ˈklorəˌplæst, ˈklɔr-/ 名詞
From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 Chlo·ro·plast n.  Biol. A plastid containing chlorophyll, developed only in cells exposed to the light. Chloroplasts are minute flattened granules, usually occurring in great numbers in the cytoplasm near the cell wall, and consist of a colorless ground substance saturated with chlorophyll pigments. Under light of varying intensity they exhibit phototactic movements. In animals chloroplasts occur only in certain low forms.
 
From: WordNet (r) 2.0
 chloroplast
      n : plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants
          that carry out photosynthesis