accessory pigment

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any pigment in plants that can absorb light energy and pass the electrons along to the primary pigment which starts the process of photosynthesis.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

For the dapper gent whose favorite accessory is a strong cocktail.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Don Draper in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The wrestling worthy accessory is a bit of a misnomer—there is no cheekily exposed skin in this full-coverage contraption.
Is the Facekini the Future of Beachwear?|Justin Jones|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, one music festival is taking their stance a step further by placing a ban on the questionable accessory.
Cara Delevingne Is Topshop’s Solo Star; Music Festival Bans War Bonnets|The Fashion Beast Team|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A shift to the accessory position would have also caused the power steering to suddenly quit.
The Cops Who Found Out the Truth About GM's Deadly Cars—in 2006|Michael Daly|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Adoption of the accessory has even spawned its own fashion subculture.
The Chinese Can’t Catch Their Breath|Brendon Hong|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They generally occur together, but the pigment is not infrequently present alone.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The older forms are larger colorless bodies containing granules of brown pigment.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The figures, besides being outlined by the dots, were decorated all over with the same pigment in dotted transverse belts.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The walls were coated with fine stucco, white and firm—an evidence of antiquity—and ornamented with bands of a bright red pigment.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The face of the wall is then rubbed over with a soft brick of the same colour, or the work may be coloured with pigment.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various