noun
chromoplast
A plant cell organelle that synthesizes and stores pigments other than chlorophyll, such as carotenoids. Technical term used in botany and cell biology.
有色体は、果実や花びらの色に関係している。
Chromoplasts are involved in the color of fruits and petals.
白色体 (leucoplast) is a colorless plastid used for storage, whereas 有色体 is pigmented.
Compound of 有色 (yūshoku, 'colored') + 体 (tai, 'body'), a calque from Western scientific terminology.