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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Aleurone

· A·leu·rone · IPA /ˈæljəˌɹoʊn/
01 n. An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains (“protein granules”) in maturing seeds and tubers; -- supposed to be a modification o…
  1. 1.
    An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains (“protein granules”) in maturing seeds and tubers; -- supposed to be a modification of protoplasm.(Bot.)