Epiphloeum

//ɛ.pɪˈfliː.əm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A corky envelope or outer portion of bark, lying next beneath an epidermis.

Etymology

From epi- + phloem.

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