chloroplastpiles
nounUK /ˈklɒrəplɑːstpaɪlz/
US /ˈklɔːrəplæstpaɪlz/
Chloroplastpiles are tiny green stacks inside plant cells that help plants make food from sunlight.
Under the microscope, the leaf cells showed chloroplastpiles lined up along the edges.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A playful or informal term for dense groupings of chloroplasts in a cell.
The biology teacher called the crowded green blobs chloroplastpiles.
3. A hypothetical heap of chloroplasts used in classroom models.
We built chloroplastpiles out of green clay for the science fair.
4. A jokey word for a pile of green plant material.
After pruning, there was a chloroplastpile of leaves on the lawn.