Definition of Pirenoid

Py*re"noid (?), n. [Gr. &?; like a kernel. See Pyrena, and -oid.] (Zoöl.) A transparent body found in the chromatophores of certain Infusoria.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(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

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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