| AMYLOPLAST | • amyloplast n. (Biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose. • AMYLOPLAST n. a colourless plastid that forms and stores starch. |
| ATYPICALLY | • atypically adv. In a manner which is not typical. • ATYPICAL adv. not typical, also ATYPIC. |
| CATAPHYLLS | • cataphylls n. Plural of cataphyll. • CATAPHYLL n. a rudimentary or simplified leaf. |
| MALAPERTLY | • malapertly adv. In a malapert manner. • MALAPERT adv. (archaic) impudently bold. |
| PALATIALLY | • palatially adv. In a manner or style befitting a palace. • PALATIAL adv. of or like a palace. |
| PALLIATORY | • palliatory adj. Palliative; extenuating. • PALLIATORY adj. palliative; extenuating. |
| PARENTALLY | • parentally adv. In a parental manner, like a parent. • PARENTAL adv. pertaining to a parent. |
| PASTORALLY | • pastorally adv. In a pastoral manner. • pastorally adv. In the role of a pastor. • PASTORAL adv. of literature, music, or works of art, portraying rural life or the life of shepherds, esp. in an idealized or romantic form. |
| PATERNALLY | • paternally adv. In a paternal manner; fatherly. • PATERNAL adv. pertaining to a father. |
| PHATICALLY | • phatically adv. In a phatic manner. • PHATIC adv. relating to a communication meant to generate an atmosphere of social relationship rather than to convey some information. |
| PLATELAYER | • platelayer n. (Rail transport) A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation. • PLATELAYER n. a workman who lays and maintains railway track. |
| PLEASANTLY | • pleasantly adv. In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result. • pleasantly adv. (Degree) Lightly. • pleasantly adv. (Obsolete) Ludicrously. |
| PRENATALLY | • prenatally adv. Before birth. • PRENATAL adv. prior to birth. |