n. The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains (“protein granules”) in maturing seeds and tubers; -- supposed to be a modification of protoplasm.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The minute albuminoid granules (protein) which are found, in connection with starch and oily matter, in the endosperm of ripe seeds and the cotyledons of the embryo.
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n. granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains
Word Usage
"The cookie base also uses part of the wheat kernel called the aleurone, which contains the grain's highest concentration of vitamins and minerals."