rhytidome
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥυτίδωμα (rhutídōma, “wrinkle”), from ῥυτιδόω (rhutidóō, “to wrinkle”), from ῥυτίς (rhutís, “wrinkle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rhytidome (usually uncountable, plural rhytidomes)
- (botany) The dead layers of plant bark (undergoing or having undergone secondary growth) external to that of the last formed periderm .
See also
French
Noun
rhytidome m (plural rhytidomes)
Further reading
- “rhytidome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.