periderm

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English

Etymology

From peri- +‎ -derm.

Noun

periderm (plural periderms)

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

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Dutch

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English periderm.

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Noun

periderm n (plural peridermen, diminutive peridermpje n)

  1. (botany) periderm

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French périderme.

Noun

periderm n (plural periderme)

  1. periderm

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