periblem

American

[per-uh-blem] / ˈpɛr əˌblɛm /

noun

Botany.

the histogen in plants that gives rise to the cortex.

periblem British

/ ˈpɛrɪˌblɛm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of periblem

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

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