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periderm

periderm noun: the outer layer of plant tissue comprising the phellem, phellogen and the phelloderm.

Noun

periderm (countable and uncountable, plural periderms)

  1. The outer layer of plant tissue comprising the phellem, phellogen and the phelloderm.
  2. The perisarc; the hard outer layer of hydroids and other marine animals.

periderm meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

periderm in Tamil

சுற்றுப்பட்டை, பெரிடெர்ம், தோல்சூழ் அடுக்கு

periderm in Malayalam

പരിചർമം

Forms of periderm

pluralperiderms
alternative formperiderma
alternative formperidermis

Origin of periderm

From peri- + -derm.

Words formed from periderm

Questions about periderm

What does periderm mean?
Periderm means the outer layer of plant tissue comprising the phellem, phellogen and the phelloderm.
What is periderm in Tamil?
Periderm in Tamil is சுற்றுப்பட்டை, பெரிடெர்ம், தோல்சூழ் அடுக்கு. See Periderm meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is periderm?
Periderm is a noun.
What is the plural of periderm?
The plural of periderm is periderms.

Words near periderm in the dictionary

  1. pericytoplasmic
  2. Pericú
  3. peridendritic
  4. peridental
  5. peridentate
  6. periderm
  7. periderma
  8. peridermal
  9. peridermia
  10. peridermic
  11. peridermis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: periderm (page history and authors); periderm (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); periderm (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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