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epiphloem Bot.|ɛpɪˈfləʊɛm|
Also -phlœum.
[f. Gr. ἐπί upon, epi- + ϕλόος = ϕλοιός bark: see phloem.]
The outermost or corky bark.
1839J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) I. 89 When the substance called cork is formed, the epiphlœum consists of polyhedral cells. 1866Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot. 1109/2 Suber.., cork. The epiphlœum of bark, when it acquires an elastic soft texture, and is preternaturally enlarged. 1900B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms, Epiphloem. |