periblem
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Related to periblem: dermatogen, Plerome
periblem
(ˈpɛrɪˌblɛm)n
(Botany) botany a layer of meristematic tissue in stems and roots that gives rise to the cortex
[C19: via German from Greek periblēma protection, from periballein to throw around, from peri- + ballein to throw]
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