protoderm
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pro·to·derm
(prō′tə-dûrm′)n. Botany
The primary meristem that gives rise to epidermis. Also called dermatogen.
pro′to·derm′al adj.
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protoderm
(ˈprəʊtəʊˌdɜːm)n
(Botany) the layer of meristematic cells from which a plant's epidermis develops
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pro•to•derm
(ˈproʊ təˌdɜrm)n.
a thin outer layer of the meristem in embryos and growing points of roots and stems, which gives rise to the epidermis. Also called dermatogen.
[1930–35]
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