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“amylum”

The following 4 entries include the term amylum.

amylum body

noun

: a starch grain

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amylum center

noun

: pyrenoid

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amylum grain

noun

: a laminated starch body formed by the leucoplasts

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amylum star

noun

: a star-shaped propagative body densely filled with starch and formed about the lower nodes of certain stoneworts

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