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phellem definition

phel·lem (fel′em′, -əm)

noun

the layer of dead, corky cells produced externally by the cork cambium in the bark of woody plants; cork

Etymology: < Gr phellos, cork + E -em, as in phloem

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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