PERIDERM


Meaning of PERIDERM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈper-ə-ˌdərm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin peridermis, from peri- + -dermis

Date: 1849

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.