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phellem

[fel-uh m, -em]
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noun Botany.
  1. cork(def 6).
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Origin of phellem

1885–90; < Greek phell(ós) cork + (phlo)em
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British Dictionary definitions for phellem

phellem

noun
  1. botany the technical name for cork (def. 4)
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Word Origin

C20: from Greek phellos cork + phloem
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phellem in Science

phellem

[fĕl′əm]
  1. See cork.
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