amyloplast

 [am-uh-loh-plast]  

am·y·lo·plast

   [am-uh-loh-plast]
noun Botany.
a starch-forming granule in plants; leucoplast.
Origin:
1885–90; amylo- + -plast
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Amyloplast is always a great word to know.
So is nonvascular plants. Does it mean:
plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally
organism capable of self-nourishment which uses photosynthesis or chemosynthesis for energy
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