Phelloderm Definition

fĕlə-dûrm
noun
The layer of soft, living cells developed on the inner side by the phellogen.
Webster's New World
A tissue produced inwardly by the cork cambium.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Phelloderm

Noun

Singular:
phelloderm
Plural:
phelloderms

Origin of Phelloderm

  • Greek phellos cork bhel-2 in Indo-European roots –derm

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Phelloderm Sentence Examples

  • The extent of development of the phelloderm is dependent upon whether the phellogen has a superficial or a deep-seated origin.

  • In the former case the formation of phelloderm is trivial in amount; in the latter, considerable, since this tissue has to replace the cast-off cortex, as a metabolic and particularly a storage tissue.

  • Both cork and phelloderm may be differentiated in various ways.

  • The development of periderm was a constant feature, and this tissue attained a great thickness, consisting chiefly of a phelloderm, produced on the inner side of the formative layer, and no doubt subserving a mechanical function.

  • The internal tissue formed by the phellogen is known as phelloderm, and consists usually of ordinary parenchyma.

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