aleurone

American  

[al-yuh-rohn, uh-loor-ohn] / ˈæl yəˌroʊn, əˈlʊər oʊn /

Also aleuron

noun

1. protein granules aleuronegrains found in a single layer of cells aleuronelayer in the outermost portion of the endosperm.

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Other Word Forms

• aleuronic adjective

Etymology

Origin of aleurone

First recorded in 1865–70, aleurone is from the Greek word áleuron flour, meal

Example Sentences

The purple aleurone color of maize seeds is attributed by R. A. Emerson to five distinct factors, while E. Baur found four factors responsible for the red color of snapdragon blossoms.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul

This pulpy substance, formed entirely of oval cells filled with aleurone, consists of two distinct layers.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 by Various

The second form is secreted by the scutellum, and perhaps by the aleurone cells, of germinating seeds, being produced by special glandular tissue.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

Within short, starch will become a side product of aleurone meal.

From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel

At present aleurone meal is a side product in starch factories.

From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel