aleurone
[ al-yuh-rohn, uh-loo r-ohn ]
/ ˈæl yəˌroʊn, əˈlʊər oʊn /
noun (in the seeds of cereal plants)
protein granules (aleurone grains) found in a single layer of cells (aleurone layer) in the outermost portion of the endosperm.
Also
al·eu·ron
[al-yuh-ron, uh-loo r-on] /ˈæl yəˌrɒn, əˈlʊər ɒn/.
Origin of aleurone
First recorded in 1865–70,
aleurone is from the Greek word
áleuron flour, meal
OTHER WORDS FROM aleurone
al·eu·ron·ic [al-yoo-ron-ik] /ˌæl yʊˈrɒn ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby aleurone
aleukemic leukemia,
aleukemoid,
aleukia,
aleukocytosis,
aleuromancy,
aleurone,
aleurone layer,
aleus,
aleut,
aleutian,
aleutian current
British Dictionary definitions for aleurone layer
aleurone layer
aleuron (əˈlʊərɒn, -rən)
/ (əˈlʊərən, -rəʊn) /
noun
the outer protein-rich layer of certain seeds, esp of cereal grains
Word Origin for aleurone layer
C19: from Greek
aleuron flour