chloroplast
noun/ˈklɔrəˌplæst/
Frequency rank: #19,477 most common English word
Meaning
An organelle found in plant cells that carries out photosynthesis.
Example sentence
Each leaf cell contains many chloroplast structures that capture sunlight and convert it into chemical energy.
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