chromoplast
noun
chro·mo·plast ˈkrō-mə-ˌplast 
: a colored plastid usually containing red or yellow pigment (such as carotene)
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Chromoplast, from chromo- chromo- + -plast -plast
Note: The German term was introduced by the German botanist Arthur Meyer (1850-1922) in "Ueber Chlorophyllkörner, Stärkerbildner und Farbkörper," Botanisches Centralblatt, Band 12 (1882), p. 314.
First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
chromoplast
noun
chro·mo·plast ˈkrō-mə-ˌplast
: a colored plastid usually containing red or yellow pigment (as carotene)