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periblem

[ per-uh-blem ]

noun

Botany.
  1. the histogen in plants that gives rise to the cortex.

periblem

/ ˈɛɪˌɛ /

noun

  1. botany a layer of meristematic tissue in stems and roots that gives rise to the cortex
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of periblem1

1870–75; < Greek íŧ a cloak, covering, akin to á𾱲 to throw about, put on. See peri-, problem
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of periblem1

C19: via German from Greek ŧ protection, from periballein to throw around, from peri- + ballein to throw

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