Aleurone

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aleurone \A*leu"rone\, n. [Gr. ? flour.] (Bot.)
     An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains
     ("protein granules") in maturing seeds and tubers; --
     supposed to be a modification of protoplasm.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aleurone
       n : granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many
           seeds or cereal grains