periblem

[ per-uh-blem ]
/ ˈpɛr əˌblɛm /

noun Botany.

the histogen in plants that gives rise to the cortex.

Origin of periblem

1870–75; < Greek períblēma a cloak, covering, akin to peribállein to throw about, put on. See peri-, problem

Words nearby periblem

periarthritis, periarticular, periarticular abscess, periastron, periaxillary, periblem, peribonca, peribronchial, peribronchiolar, peribronchiolitis, peribronchitis

British Dictionary definitions for periblem

periblem
/ (ˈpɛrɪˌblɛm) /

noun

botany a layer of meristematic tissue in stems and roots that gives rise to the cortex

Word Origin for periblem

C19: via German from Greek periblēma protection, from periballein to throw around, from peri- + ballein to throw