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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.


protoderm

/ prōtə-dûrm′ /

  1. The primary meristem in vascular plants that gives rise to epidermis.
  2. Also called dermatogen


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Word History and Origins

Origin of protoderm1

First recorded in 1930–35; proto- + -derm

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