English Explanatory Dictionary

periderm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The outer layer of plant tissue comprising the phellem, phellogen and the phelloderm.
  2. The perisarc; the hard outer layer of hydroids and other marine animals.

Word forms

periderm periderms periderma peridermis

Etymology

From peri- + -derm.

Derived words

peridermic
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