Definition
A chloroplast is a tiny structure inside plant and algae cells where photosynthesis happens, turning sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into food. It contains chlorophyll, the green pigment that captures light energy.
Etymology
“Chloroplast” combines Greek “khlōros,” meaning “green,” and “plastos,” meaning “formed” or “molded.” It literally means “green body” or “green form” in the cell.
Kelly Says
Chloroplasts are like microscopic solar panels that power almost all life on Earth by making sugars. They used to be free-living bacteria that plants “adopted” in a long-ago symbiosis, so each plant cell is hosting tiny ancient guests. Every leaf you see is packed with these green time travelers.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሎሮፕላስት
kloh-roh-plah-st
ARالعربية
بلاست خضري
b-lah-st khad-ree
BNবাংলা
ক্লোরোপ্লাস্ট
kloh-roh-plah-st
CSČeština
chloroplast
kloh-roh-plah-st
DADansk
kloroplast
kloh-roh-plah-st
DEDeutsch
Chloroplast
kloh-roh-plah-st
ELΕλληνικά
χλωροπλάστης
kloh-roh-plah-stis
ESEspañol
cloroplasto
kloh-roh-plah-stoh
FAفارسی
کلروپلاست
kloh-roh-plah-st
FISuomi
kloroplasti
kloh-roh-plah-stee
FRFrançais
chloroplaste
kloh-roh-plah-st
HEעברית
כלורופלסט
kloh-roh-plah-st
HIहिन्दी
क्लोरोप्लास्ट
kloh-roh-plah-st
HUMagyar
kloroplaszt
kloh-roh-plah-st
IDBahasa Indonesia
kloroplast
kloh-roh-plah-st
IGIG
klọrọplast
kloh-roh-plah-st
ITItaliano
cloroplasto
kloh-roh-plah-stoh
MSBahasa Melayu
kloroplast
kloh-roh-plah-st
MYမြန်မာ
ကလိုရိုပလက်
kloh-roh-plah-st
NLNederlands
chloroplast
kloh-roh-plah-st
NONorsk
kloroplast
kloh-roh-plah-st
PLPolski
chloroplast
kloh-roh-plah-st
PTPortuguês
cloroplasto
kloh-roh-plah-stoh
RORomână
cloroplast
kloh-roh-plah-st
RUРусский
хлоропласт
khloh-roh-plah-st
SVSvenska
kloroplast
kloh-roh-plah-st
SWKiswahili
kloroplasti
kloh-roh-plah-stee
TAதமிழ்
க்ளோரோபிளாஸ்ட்
kloh-roh-plah-st
TEతెలుగు
క్లోరోప్లాస్ట్
kloh-roh-plah-st
THไทย
คลอโรพลาสต
kloh-roh-plah-st
TLTL
kloroplasto
kloh-roh-plah-stoh
TRTürkçe
kloroplast
kloh-roh-plah-st
UKУкраїнська
хлоропласт
khloh-roh-plah-st
URاردو
کلوروپلاسٹ
kloh-roh-plah-st
VITiếng Việt
lạp thể diệp lục
lahp theh deep look