aleurone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.

/ˈæljəˌɹoʊn/ /əˈl(j)ʊəɹəʊn/

aleurone aleurones aleuron

1865/70; from Ancient Greek ἄλευρον (áleuron, “flour, meal”).

peripheral endosperm

aleurone layer aleuronic aleuromancy aleurometer subaleurone

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