Meanings
nounendoderm (plural endoderms)
plural endoderms
- anatomyOne of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce through development, the digestive system of the adult.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan endoderma
- endodermatissue layer in the embryo
Esperanto endodermo
- endodermotissue layer in the embryo
Finnish endodermi
- endodermitissue layer in the embryo
French endoderme
- endodermetissue layer in the embryo
German Entoderm
- Entodermtissue layer in the embryo
Hungarian endoderma
- endodermatissue layer in the embryo
Māori kiriroto
- kirirototissue layer in the embryo
Polish endoderma, entoblast
- endodermatissue layer in the embryo
- entoblasttissue layer in the embryo
Portuguese endoderma, endoderme
- endodermatissue layer in the embryo
- endodermetissue layer in the embryo
Romanian endoderm
- endodermtissue layer in the embryo
Russian эндоде́рма
- эндоде́рма (endodérma)tissue layer in the embryo
Spanish endodermo
- endodermotissue layer in the embryo
Cite this entry
APA
endoderm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endoderm
MLA
“endoderm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endoderm. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endoderm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endoderm.
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