accessory pigment

English

Noun

accessory pigment (plural accessory pigments)

  1. (botany) Any non-chlorophyll pigment present in a chloroplast that helps to absorb light but sends all the energy to a chlorophyll.

Synonyms
  • masking pigment

See also
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