Pronunciation: ' fe- ˌ lem
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek phellos cork + English -em (as in phloem )
Date: circa 1887
: a layer of usually suberized cells produced outwardly by a phellogen
Pronunciation: ' fe- ˌ lem
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek phellos cork + English -em (as in phloem )
Date: circa 1887
: a layer of usually suberized cells produced outwardly by a phellogen
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012