First Known Use: 1889
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exodermis
noun exo·der·mis \ˌek-sō-ˈdər-məs\
Definition of EXODERMIS
: a layer of the outer living cortical cells of plants that takes over the functions of the epidermis in roots lacking secondary thickening
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Origin of EXODERMIS
New Latin
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