Aleurone

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A granular protein found in the endosperm of many seeds or forming the outermost layer in cereal grains.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains
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