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protoderm

[proh-tuh-durm]
noun Botany.
  1. a thin outer layer of the meristem in embryos and growing points of roots and stems, which gives rise to the epidermis.
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Origin of protoderm

First recorded in 1930–35; proto- + -derm
Also called dermatogen.
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protoderm

[prō′tə-dûrm′]
  1. The primary meristem in vascular plants that gives rise to epidermis. Also called dermatogen
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