rhytidome

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/ˈɹɪtədoʊm//ˈɹɪtɪdoʊm/

noun

The dead layers of plant bark (undergoing or having undergone secondary growth) external to that of the last formed periderm http://i.word.com/idictionary/rhytidome.

OriginAncient Greek ῥυτίδωμα →
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Meanings

nounrhytidome (usually uncountable, plural rhytidomes)

plural rhytidomes

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyThe dead layers of plant bark (undergoing or having undergone secondary growth) external to that of the last formed periderm http://i.word.com/idictionary/rhytidome.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥυτίδωμα“wrinkle”
  2. Englishrhytidome

From Ancient Greek ῥυτίδωμα (rhutídōma, “wrinkle”), from ῥυτιδόω (rhutidóō, “to wrinkle”), from ῥυτίς (rhutís, “wrinkle”).

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rhytidome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhytidome

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“rhytidome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhytidome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhytidome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhytidome.

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