Meanings
adjectivecorticating (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyForming a cortex.
This corticating cell divides rapidly to form a further outer layer of 2-4 corticating cells and in many cases cuts off anteriorly a darkly staining incipient tetrasporangial initial.
1982, Australian Journal of Botany, volume 30, page 333
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