A cell or microscopic organism that contains pigment, color-producing substances, or chromatic material.
From Greek 'chroma' (color) and 'kytos' (cell), this term was adopted in the 19th century for cells observed to contain or produce colors under microscopy.
Chromocytes are found everywhere from the color-changing skin cells of octopuses to the pigment cells that give fruits and flowers their colors—they're nature's tiny paint factories.
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