Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun aleurone

1 sense of aleurone

Sense 1
aleurone -- (granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains)
       => protein -- (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein")