the soft, lowest layer of the epidermis, from which the outer layers are formed
Malpighian layer in American English
noun
Anatomy
the deep, germinative layer of the epidermis
Word origin
[1875–80]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hat trick, knockabout, massage, neoclassic, weekender