rhytidome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The dead layers of plant bark (undergoing or having undergone secondary growth) external to that of the last formed periderm http://i.word.com/idictionary/rhytidome.

Pronunciation

/rɪtədoʊm/

Word forms

rhytidome rhytidomes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥυτίδωμα (rhutídōma, “wrinkle”), from ῥυτιδόω (rhutidóō, “to wrinkle”), from ῥυτίς (rhutís, “wrinkle”).

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