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Aleurone

noun
1.
Granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains.





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... continuous whole, each seed easily separates from the following and carries with it a part of the pulp that surrounds it and that constitutes an independent mass (Fig. 2). This pulpy substance, formed entirely of oval cells filled with aleurone, consists of two distinct layers. The first, an external one of a beautiful yellow, is from 10 to 15 times bulkier than the internal one, which likewise is of ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 • Various


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