epiblema

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/ˌɛpɪˈbliːmə/

noun

The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids.

OriginAncient Greek ἐπίβλημα →
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Meanings

nounepiblema (uncountable)

alternative epiblem

  1. uncountablebiologyThe epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids.

    These epidermal cells of the root, taken collectively, have been called the Epiblema

    1885, George Lincoln Goodale, Physiological Botany

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπίβλημα“cover”
  2. Englishepiblema

From Ancient Greek ἐπίβλημα (epíblēma, “cover”); ἐπί (epí, “over, upon”) + βάλλω (bállō, “throw”).

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Chicago

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