aleurone

Meaning

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

Synonyms

aleurone grains

Translations

aleurona

آلورون

aleurona

Aleuron

kiemwit

endosperm

ενδοσπέρμιο

Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈl(j)ʊəɹəʊn/
Etymology

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

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