periblem

[ per-uh-blem ]

noun

, Botany.

1. the histogen in plants that gives rise to the cortex.

periblem

/ ˈpɛrɪˌblɛm /

noun

1. botany a layer of meristematic tissue in stems and roots that gives rise to the cortex

Word History and Origins

Origin of periblem¹

1870–75; < Greek períblēma a cloak, covering, akin to peribállein to throw about, put on. See peri-, problem

Word History and Origins

Origin of periblem¹

C19: via German from Greek periblēma protection, from periballein to throw around, from peri- + ballein to throw