epiblema
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἐπίβλημα (epíblēma, “cover”); ἐπί (epí, “over, upon”) + βάλλω (bállō, “throw”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editepiblema (uncountable)
- (botany) The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids.
- 1885, George Lincoln Goodale, Physiological Botany:
- These epidermal cells of the root, taken collectively, have been called the Epiblema
References
edit“epiblema”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.