amylum

Noun amylum has 1 sense

• amylum(n = noun.substance) starch - a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles;
has particulars: arum, cassava, cassava starch, manioc, manioca, arrowroot, cornflour, cornstarch, sago, amyloid, otaheite arrowroot, otaheite arrowroot starch
is a kind of polyose, polysaccharide