chromoplast

noun

chro·​mo·​plast ˈkrō-mə-ˌplast 

: a colored plastid usually containing red or yellow pigment (such as carotene)

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Chromoplast, from chromo- chromo- + -plast -plast

Note: The German term was introduced by the German botanist Arthur Meyer (1850-1922) in "Ueber Chlorophyllkörner, Stärkerbildner und Farbkörper," Botanisches Centralblatt, Band 12 (1882), p. 314.

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

chromoplast

noun

chro·​mo·​plast ˈkrō-mə-ˌplast 

: a colored plastid usually containing red or yellow pigment (as carotene)