Protoderm
noun, Botany.
1.
a thin outer layer of the meristem in embryos and growing points of roots and stems, which gives rise to the epidermis.
protoderm
(prō’tə-dûrm’)
The primary meristem in vascular plants that gives rise to epidermis. Also called dermatogen.
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