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periderm

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. periderm (noun)
  2. secondary periderm (noun)

peri·derm

noun \ˈper-ə-ˌdərm\

Definition of PERIDERM

: an outer layer of tissue; especially : a cortical protective layer of many roots and stems that typically consists of phellem, phellogen, and phelloderm

Origin of PERIDERM

New Latin peridermis, from peri- + -dermis
First Known Use: 1849

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