Etymology

phelloderm

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Today it means: The innermost parenchymatous tissue of the periderm of some plants Full definition →

Ancient Greek φελλός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφελλός
  2. English todayphelloderm

From Ancient Greek φελλός (phellós) + -derm.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekφελλός all →

phellogen

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