Word: amyloplasts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
my
lo
plasts
Definition: Plural of amyloplast. A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
Morphemes:
Affix: amylo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: starch
Affix: -plast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A plastid; any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.