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hypodermis Definition

hypo·der·mis (hī′pō dʉr′mis, -pə-; hip′ō-, -ə-)

noun

  1. Bot. a specialized layer of cells, as for support or water storage, lying immediately beneath the epidermis of a plant organ
  2. Zool. a layer of cells that lies beneath, and secretes, the cuticle of annelids, arthropods, etc.

Etymology: ModL: see hypo- & dermis