periblem

[ per-uh-blem ]

/ ˈpɛr əˌblɛm /

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noun Botany.

the histogen in plants that gives rise to the cortex.

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Origin of periblem

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

Words nearby periblem

periapsis, periapt, periarteritis, periarteritis nodosa, periastron, periblem, Peribonca, pericardial, pericarditis, pericardium, pericarp

British Dictionary definitions for periblem

periblem

/ (ˈpɛrɪˌblɛm) /

noun

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

Word Origin for periblem

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

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