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hypoderm

British  
/ ˈhaɪpəˌdɜːm /

noun

  1. a variant of hypodermis

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  • hypodermal adjective

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Leaves ternate, from 7 to 14 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, or with an occasional internal duct, hypoderm biform.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Leaves binate, from 3 to 5 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, hypoderm biform.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Such partitions are sometimes met in other species, P. Pringlei or P. canariensis, where the hypoderm is abundant.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Leaves in fascicles of 3, the sheath persistent, from 20 to 30 cm. long; resin-ducts external, the hypoderm often in large masses, some or all of the endoderm cells with thick outer walls.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Leaves binate, from 3 to 7 cm. long; hypoderm inconspicuous; resin-ducts external.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell