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hypoderm

British  
/ ˈhaɪpəˌdɜːm /

noun

  1. a variant of hypodermis

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Leaves in fascicles of 5, from 20 to 33 cm. long, very stout; resin-ducts medial, hypoderm uniform or somewhat multiform and of many cells.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Leaves prevalently in fascicles of 3, but varying from 3 to 5, from 10 to 20 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, sometimes with an internal duct, hypoderm biform, endoderm with thick outer walls.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Epiderm and hypoderm of the leaf similar, appearing as a single tissue; resin-ducts external.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Leaves binate, sometimes ternate, from 15 to 30 cm. long, rigid, erect; hypoderm of uniform thick-walled cells; resin-ducts of remarkable size, septal, or not quite touching the endoderm and technically external.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

The cells of epiderm and hypoderm may be so similar that they appear to form a single tissue.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

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