noun

chlorophyll

chlorophyll

Chlorophyll gives plants their green color.

Chlorophyll gives plants their green colour.

((chlorophyll)) chlorophyll Chlorophyll gives plants their green colour.

Synonyms: pigment, carotene

From Greek 'khlōros' (greenish-yellow) + 'phyllon' (leaf). It literally means 'green leaf'.

'Chloro' sounds like 'color' and 'phyll' sounds like 'fill'. It 'fills' leaves with green 'color'.

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