pyrenoid

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Etymology

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From pyrene +‎ -oid.

Noun

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pyrenoid (plural pyrenoids)

  1. (biology) any of several transparent structures found in the chloroplast of certain algae etc.; they are responsible for the fixation of carbon dioxide and the formation of starch

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