aleuroplast

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noun

A proteinoplast.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounaleuroplast (plural aleuroplasts)

plural aleuroplasts

  1. biologyA proteinoplast.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From aleuro- (“wheat flour,meal”) + -plast (“plastic”).

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APA

aleuroplast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aleuroplast

MLA

“aleuroplast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aleuroplast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aleuroplast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aleuroplast.

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