alburnous, a.
(ælˈbɜːnəs)
[f. alburn-um + -ous.]
Of, or of the nature of, alburnum.
| 1803 Knight in Phil. Trans. XCIII. 289 Between the cortical and alburnous substances. 1814 Sir H. Davy Agric. Chem. 72 In bulbous roots, the alburnous substance forms the largest part of the vegetable. |