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PERIDERMIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

The layers (phelloderm, phellogen and phellem) that replace the epidermis as the impermeable covering of older stems, roots and branches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Couche imperméable de cellules qui remplacent l'épiderme à la périphérie des vieille tiges. Il comprend au sens large : suber, phellogène et phelloderme, et au sens strict le tissu produit vers l'extérieur par le phellogène [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Conjunto de tejidos secundarios, propios de las dicotiledóneas que sustituyen a la epidermis.

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