endodermis

[ en-doh-dur-mis ]

/ ˌɛn doʊˈdɜr mɪs /

noun Botany.

a specialized tissue in the roots and stems of vascular plants, composed of a single layer of modified parenchyma cells forming the inner boundary of the cortex.

Origin of endodermis

First recorded in 1880–85; endo- + -dermis

Words nearby endodermis

endocytobiology, endocytose, endocytosis, endoderm, endodermal sinus tumor, endodermis, endodontia, endodontics, endodontist, endodontium, endoenteritis

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Example sentences from the Web for endodermis

Grafted walnuts show callus growth from the cambium, and also from the pith of stems and the endodermis of the root.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

British Dictionary definitions for endodermis

endodermis

/ (ˌɛndəʊˈdɜːmɪs) /

noun

botany the specialized innermost layer of cortex in roots and some stems, which controls the passage of water and dissolved substances between the cortex and stele

Word Origin for endodermis

C19: from New Latin, from endo- + Greek derma skin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for endodermis

endodermis

[ ĕn′də-dûr′mĭs ]

The innermost layer of the cortex that forms a sheath around the vascular tissue of roots and some stems. In the roots the endodermis helps regulate the intake of water and minerals into the vascular tissues from the cortex.

单词	endodermis
释义	endodermis [ en-doh-dur-mis ] / ˌɛn doʊˈdɜr mɪs / noun Botany. a specialized tissue in the roots and stems of vascular plants, composed of a single layer of modified parenchyma cells forming the inner boundary of the cortex. Origin of endodermis First recorded in 1880–85; endo- + -dermis Words nearby endodermis endocytobiology, endocytose, endocytosis, endoderm, endodermal sinus tumor, endodermis, endodontia, endodontics, endodontist, endodontium, endoenteritis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for endodermis Grafted walnuts show callus growth from the cambium, and also from the pith of stems and the endodermis of the root. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting\|Northern Nut Growers Association British Dictionary definitions for endodermis endodermis / (ˌɛndəʊˈdɜːmɪs) / noun botany the specialized innermost layer of cortex in roots and some stems, which controls the passage of water and dissolved substances between the cortex and stele Word Origin for endodermis C19: from New Latin, from endo- + Greek derma skin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for endodermis endodermis [ ĕn′də-dûr′mĭs ] The innermost layer of the cortex that forms a sheath around the vascular tissue of roots and some stems. In the roots the endodermis helps regulate the intake of water and minerals into the vascular tissues from the cortex. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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