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Aleurone
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Aleurone has 1 sense
- aleurone(n = noun.substance) Array - granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains; Array is a kind of protein
Derived form adjective aleuronic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Aleurone, n. [Gr. flour.].
An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains (“protein granules”) in maturing seeds and tubers; -- supposed to be a modification of protoplasm. [1913 Webster]
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