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单词 aleurone
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Definition of aleurone in English:

aleurone

noun əˈljʊərəʊn
mass nounBotany
  • Protein stored as granules in the cells of plant seeds.

    as modifier aleurone grains
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The endosperm, the largest organ in the seed, is surrounded by a single layer of cells, the aleurone layer.
    • Expression was more obvious in aleurone cells, the endosperm cells lining the maternal seed coat.
    • Details of endosperm mobilization and aleurone cell death were first described in the nineteenth century by Haberlandt.
    • Only intact embryos with no starch or aleurone tissue adhering to the scutellar tissue were used.
    • 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'.

 
 

Definition of aleurone in US English:

aleurone

noun
Botany
  • Protein stored as granules in the cells of plant seeds.

    as modifier aleurone grains
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Details of endosperm mobilization and aleurone cell death were first described in the nineteenth century by Haberlandt.
    • Endosperm refers to the rest of the seed, i.e. the seed coat, pericarp, aleurone layer, and starchy endosperm.
    • Expression was more obvious in aleurone cells, the endosperm cells lining the maternal seed coat.
    • Only intact embryos with no starch or aleurone tissue adhering to the scutellar tissue were used.
    • The endosperm, the largest organ in the seed, is surrounded by a single layer of cells, the aleurone layer.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek aleuron ‘flour’.

 
 
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