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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | © A Dictionary of Plant Sciences 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

pigment A compound (biochrome) that produces colour in the tissues of living organisms. The biological function of the compound may or may not be directly associated with this property.

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