Meanings
nounphelloderm (plural phelloderms)
plural phelloderms
- biologyThe innermost parenchymatous tissue of the periderm of some plants
Origin
- Ancient Greekφελλός
- Englishphelloderm
From Ancient Greek φελλός (phellós) + -derm.
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Italian felloderma
- fellodermatissue
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phelloderm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phelloderm
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