photosyntheticplastidpiles
nounUK /ˌfəʊtəʊsɪnˈθɛtɪk ˈplæstɪd paɪlz/
US /ˌfoʊtoʊsɪnˈθɛtɪk ˈplæstɪd paɪlz/
Tiny green plant parts that make food from sunlight, all stacked up together.
Under the microscope, the leaf cells showed clumps of photosyntheticplastidpiles glowing green.
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2. A made-up word for piles of tiny plant parts that turn sunlight into food.
The science story called the green blobs photosyntheticplastidpiles.
3. Groups of chloroplasts packed closely inside a plant cell.
Scientists counted the photosyntheticplastidpiles in each cell.
4. A playful term for stacks of sunlight-catching parts in algae.
The algae were full of photosyntheticplastidpiles.