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aleurone /əˈljʊərəʊn /noun [mass noun] BotanyProtein stored as granules in the cells of plant seeds: [as modifier]: aleurone grains...- Details of endosperm mobilization and aleurone cell death were first described in the nineteenth century by Haberlandt.
- Expression was more obvious in aleurone cells, the endosperm cells lining the maternal seed coat.
- Endosperm refers to the rest of the seed, i.e. the seed coat, pericarp, aleurone layer, and starchy endosperm.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek aleuron 'flour'. |