epiblema

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἐπίβλημα (epíblēma, cover); ἐπί (epí, over, upon) + βάλλω (bállō, throw).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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epiblema (uncountable)

  1. (botany) The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids.
    • 1885, George Lincoln Goodale, Physiological Botany:
      These epidermal cells of the root, taken collectively, have been called the Epiblema

References

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epiblema”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.