Amyloplast Definition

ămə-lō-plăst
noun
A colorless plastid that forms starch granules and occurs in cells of plant storage tissue.
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(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.

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Singular:
amyloplast
Plural:
amyloplasts

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