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exocortex

exocortex noun: a special triple layer in the roots of saprophytic orchids.

Noun

exocortex (plural exocortexes or exocortices)

  1. A special triple layer in the roots of saprophytic orchids.
  2. A hypothetical artificial information-processing system that would augment a brain's biological cognitive processes.
    • We will move from the neocortex into an exocortex that will give us a lot more capabilities: a superintelligence, probably.2020, Tina Woods, quoting José Cordeiro, Live Longer with AI […] , Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 120

Forms of exocortex

pluralexocortexes
pluralexocortices

Origin of exocortex

From exo- + cortex. The botanical sense involves the "tree bark" sense of cortex; the neurotechnology sense involves the cerebral cortex sense of cortex.

Questions about exocortex

What does exocortex mean?
Exocortex means a special triple layer in the roots of saprophytic orchids.
What part of speech is exocortex?
Exocortex is a noun.
What is the plural of exocortex?
The plural of exocortex is exocortexes.

Words near exocortex in the dictionary

  1. exoconjugants
  2. exocons
  3. exoconsciousness
  4. exoconsistencies
  5. exoconsistency
  6. exocortex
  7. exocortexes
  8. exocortical
  9. exocortices
  10. exocortis
  11. exocranial

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