A variant or specific type of chromoplast; a pigment-storing organelle in plant cells.
From 'chromoplast' + 'id' (particle/individual unit). A less common synonym for chromoplast, used occasionally in botanical literature.
This word is somewhat redundant—'chromoplastid' and 'chromoplast' refer to the same thing, showing how scientific terminology sometimes develops unnecessary synonyms.
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