dermatogen

American

[der-mat-uh-juhn, -jen, dur-muh-tuh-] / dərˈmæt ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn, ˈdɜr mə tə- /

noun

Botany.

protoderm.

dermatogen British

/ dəˈmætədʒən, ˈdɜːməˌtəʊdʒən /

noun

botany a meristem at the apex of stems and roots that gives rise to the epidermis

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dermatogen Scientific

/ dûr-măt′ə-jən /

See protoderm

Etymology

Origin of dermatogen

First recorded in 1880–85; dermato- + -gen

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