amyliferous
UK/æmɪˈlɪfəɹəs/
amyliferous adjective: bearing or producing starch.
Adjective
amyliferous (comparative more amyliferous, superlative most amyliferous)
- Bearing or producing starch.
- 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.1897, Alfred J. Ewart, “Further Observations upon Assimilatory Inhibition”, in The Journal of the Linnean Society, volume 31, number 219, London, page 565
Forms of amyliferous
| comparative | more amyliferous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most amyliferous |
Origin of amyliferous
From Latin amylum (“starch”) + -iferous.
Words that rhyme with amyliferous
- melliferous
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- aestiferous
- antheriferous
- aquiferous
- conchiferous
- cruciferous
- culmiferous
- foraminiferous
- gemmiferous
- herbiferous
- luciferous
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- magnetiferous
- mammiferous
- mortiferous
- multiferous
- papyriferous
- pediferous
- pestiferous
- pomiferous
- poriferous
- radiferous
- salutiferous
- seminiferous
- stelliferous
- umbelliferous
- acetabuliferous
- acidiferous
- aeriferous
- agatiferous
- albuminiferous
- aliferous
- alkaliferous
- alumiferous
- aluminiferous
- amberiferous
- amentiferous
- ammonitiferous
- amygdaliferous
- anatiferous
- angeliferous
- antenniferous
- anthraciferous
- argentiferous
- argilliferous
- armiferous
- astriferous
- auriferous
- bacciferous
- balaniferous
- balsamiferous
- belliferous
- biliferous
- bituminiferous
- branchiferous
- bulbiferous
- byssiferous
- cadmiferous
- calamiferous
- calcariferous
Questions about amyliferous
- What does amyliferous mean?
- Amyliferous means bearing or producing starch.
- What part of speech is amyliferous?
- Amyliferous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce amyliferous?
- Amyliferous is pronounced /æmɪˈlɪfəɹəs/ (UK).
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