クロロフィル

くろろふぃる
noun
chlorophyll
science
1. chlorophyll
The green pigment in plants and algae that absorbs light to drive photosynthesis.
()(みどり)クロロフィルためだ。
Leaves are green because of chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll is essential to photosynthesis.
In autumn, chlorophyll breaks down and the leaves turn red and yellow.

Borrowed scientific term for the green pigment central to photosynthesis.

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