epidermis
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
epidermis /ˌɛpɪˈdəːmɪs/
▶noun
- 1 Zoology & Anatomy the surface epithelium of the skin of an animal, overlying the dermis.
- 2 Botany the outer layer of tissue in a plant.
– derivatives
epidermal adjective,
epidermic adjective,
epidermoid adjective.
epidermal adjective,
epidermic adjective,
epidermoid adjective.
– origin C17: via late L. from Gk, from epi ‘upon’ + derma ‘skin’.
'epidermis' also found in these Oxford entries:
cortex
- cuticle
- dermis
- dermoid cyst
- ectoderm
- hair
- ichthyosis
- Malpighian layer
- palisade layer
- papilloma
- sensillum
- stoma
- trichome
