amyloplastic

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adjective

starch-forming; amylogenic

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveamyloplastic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablestarch-forming; amylogenic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*mólā
  7. Ancient Greekμύλη (múlē)
  8. Ancient Greekἄμῠλος (ámŭlos)
  9. Ancient Greekἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)
  10. Latinamylum
  11. Englishamylo-
  12. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  13. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  14. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  15. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  16. Latinplasticus
  17. Englishplastic
  18. Englishamyloplastic

From amylo- + plastic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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