PROTODERM


Meaning of PROTODERM in English

/proh"teuh derrm'/ , n. Bot.

a thin outer layer of the meristem in embryos and growing points of roots and stems, which gives rise to the epidermis. Also called dermatogen .

[ 1930-35; PROTO- + -DERM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .