Amyloplastid

/ˌæmɪloʊˈplæstɪd/ noun

Definition

An amyloplast; a starch-containing plastid within plant cells.

Etymology

From amyloplast + -id (a variant suffix for bodies or particles); essentially another name for amyloplast with a different suffix.

Kelly Says

Amyloplastid and amyloplast are basically the same thing—just different scientific naming conventions, showing how sometimes botanists developed multiple terms for the same structure before settling on standard names.

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