Associations to the word «Aleurone»

Wiktionary

ALEURONE, noun. (protein) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
ALEURONE, noun. Short for the outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats