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Meaning of phaeoplast in English:

phaeoplast

noun

Botany

  • A chromoplast of a brown alga.

Pronunciation

phaeoplast

/ˈfiːə(ʊ)plɑːst/ /ˈfiːə(ʊ)plast/

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. From German Phaeoplast from ancient Greek ϕαιός + German -plast.