Etymology

amyliferous

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Today it means: Bearing or producing starch. Full definition →

Latin amylum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromamylum“starch”
  2. English todayamyliferous

From Latin amylum (“starch”) + -iferous.

Words from the same roots

Latinamylum all →

amylamidinamylaceousamylobacteramylometricamylum

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