Leucoplast vs. Chromoplast — What's the Difference?

Leucoplasts (λευκός leukós "white", πλαστός plastós "formed, molded") are a category of plastid and as such are organelles found in plant cells. They are non-pigmented, in contrast to other plastids such as the chloroplast.

Chromoplasts are plastids, heterogeneous organelles responsible for pigment synthesis and storage in specific photosynthetic eukaryotes. It is thought that like all other plastids including chloroplasts and leucoplasts they are descended from symbiotic prokaryotes.

A colorless plastid in the cytoplasm of plant cells around which starch collects.

A plastid that contains pigments other than chlorophyll, usually yellow or orange carotenoids.

(biology) An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.

(biology) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored

One of certain very minute whitish or colorless granules occurring in the protoplasm of plants and supposed to be the nuclei around which starch granules will form.

Plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids