PHELLEM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells

Synonyms:

cork; phellem

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("phellem" is a kind of...):

bark (tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

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