Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amyliferous

/æmɪˈlɪfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: amylif-er-ous
IPA: /æmɪˈlɪfəɹəs/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bearing or producing starch.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Latin amylum (“starch”) + -iferous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: amylum
Suffix: iferous

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /æmɪˈlɪfəɹəs/

Inflected Forms

more amyliferous (comparative) most amyliferous (superlative)

Phrases

amylo-

Frequently Paired Words

amyl amylaceous amylase amylin amylo- amylogen amyloid amylolysis

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous

Questions

How do you pronounce amyliferous?: The recorded pronunciation is /æmɪˈlɪfəɹəs/.
What does amyliferous mean?: Bearing or producing starch.
Where does amyliferous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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