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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•tex /ˈkɔrtɛks/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ti•ces /-təˌsiz/.USA pronunciation - Anatomy, Zoologythe outer layer of a body organ or structure, as of the cerebrum.
- Botanythe bark of a plant stem or tree trunk.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•tex (kôr′teks),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ti•ces (-tə sēz′).USA pronunciation - Anatomy, Zoology
- the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney.
- the cerebral cortex.
- [Bot.]
- Botanythe portion of a stem between the epidermis and the vascular tissue;
bark. - Botanyany outer layer, as rind.
- Fungi[Mycol.]the surface tissue layer of a fungus or lichen, composed of massed hyphal cells.
- Latin: bark, rind, shell, husk
- 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cortex /ˈkɔːtɛks/ n ( pl -tices / -tɪˌsiːz/)- the outer layer of any organ or part, such as the grey matter in the brain that covers the cerebrum (cerebral cortex) or the outer part of the kidney (renal cortex)
- the unspecialized tissue in plant stems and roots between the vascular bundles and the epidermis
- the outer layer of a part such as the bark of a stem
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: bark, outer layercortical /ˈkɔːtɪkəl/ adj |