amyliferous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æmɪˈlɪfəɹəs/
• Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

amyliferous (comparative more amyliferous, superlative most amyliferous)

1. Bearing or producing starch.
   • 1897, Alfred J. Ewart, “Further Observations upon Assimilatory Inhibition”, in The Journal of the Linnean Society‎^[1], volume 31, number 219, London, page 565:

     The amyliferous leaf-cells seem to contain no chloroplastids; the mass of starch grains with which the cell is filled may either be colourless or have a distinctly yellowish or occasionally brownish tinge.

Related terms

• amyl
• amylaceous
• amylase
• amylin
• amylo-
• amylogen
• amyloid
• amylolysis
• amylolytic
• amylometer
• amylopectin
• amyloplast
• amylose

 

Translations

bearing or producing starch

• French: amylifère (fr)