‖ epiblemaBot.|ɛpɪˈbliːma| [mod.L., a. Gr. ἐπίβληµα that which is thrown over, f. ἐπί upon + βάλλειν to throw.] (See quot.) 1870Bentley Bot. 48 The roots of plants are invested by a modified epidermal tissue to which the term Epiblema has been given by Schleiden.