Meanings
nounamyloplast (plural amyloplasts)
plural amyloplasts
- biologyA specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*mólā
- Ancient Greekμύλη (múlē)
- Ancient Greekἄμῠλος (ámŭlos)
- Ancient Greekἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)
- Latinamylum
- Englishamylo-
- Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
- Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
- Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σσω (plắssō)
- Ancient Greekπλᾰστός (plăstós)
- Englishamyloplast
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 造粉體 /造粉体, 澱粉體 /淀粉体
- 造粉體 /造粉体 (zàofěntǐ)leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin
- 澱粉體 /淀粉体 (diànfěntǐ)leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin
Japanese アミロプラスト
- アミロプラスト (amirosurasuto)leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin
Polish amyloplast
- amyloplastleucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin
Portuguese amiloplasto
- amiloplastoleucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin
Russian амилопла́ст
- амилопла́ст (amiloplást)leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin
Spanish amiloplasto
- amiloplastoleucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin
Ukrainian а́мілопласт
- а́мілопласт (ámiloplast)leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin
Cite this entry
APA
amyloplast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyloplast
MLA
“amyloplast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyloplast. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amyloplast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyloplast.
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