Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[German : Greek phellos, cork; see bhel- in Indo-European roots + -em (as in Phloëm, phloem; see phloem).]
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