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epidermis

[ep-i-dur-mis] / ˌɛp ɪˈdɜr mɪs /






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Figure 5.4 Epidermis The epidermis is epithelium composed of multiple layers of cells.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Figure 5.6 Cells of the Epidermis The cells in the different layers of the epidermis originate from basal cells located in the stratum basale, yet the cells of each layer are distinctively different.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Figure 5.5 Layers of the Epidermis The epidermis of thick skin has five layers: stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, and stratum corneum.

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The Epidermis, or skin of the plant, consisting of a layer of thick-sided empty cells, which may be considered to be the outermost layer, or in most herbaceous stems the only layer, of cork-cells.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Epidermal, relating to the Epidermis, or skin of a plant, 50, 141, 143.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa




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