English Explanatory Dictionary

amyloplast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.

Word forms

amyloplast amyloplasts

Etymology

From amylo- + -plast.

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