单词 | cortex |
释义 | cortex /kawr"teks/, n. , pl. cortices /-teuh seez'/. 1. Anat. , Zool. a. the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney. b. the cerebral cortex. 2. Bot. a. the portion of a stem between the epidermis and the vascular tissue; bark. b. any outer layer, as rind. 3. Mycol. the surface tissue layer of a fungus or lichen, composed of massed hyphal cells. [1650-60; < L: bark, rind, shell, husk] |
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