amylum

American

[am-uh-luhm] / ˈæm ə ləm /

noun

starch.

amylum British

/ ˈæmɪləm /

noun

another name for starch

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Etymology

Origin of amylum

1550–60; < Latin < Greek ámylon starch. See amylo-

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Chromatophores of brown or green colors present and usually grouped radially about a central amylum granule.

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There are two lateral, discoid, brown chromatophores, each of which possesses a central amylum granule.

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Brown chromatophores may or may not be arranged radially about a central amylum granule.

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