Epidermis

Epidermis
[Gr. epi - on, upon; Gr. dermis - skin, leather]. The outermost skin layer, derived from ectoderm.
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The epidermis (pluralized either epidermises or sometimes epidermes) is the outer single-layered group of cells covering the leaf and young tissues of a plant. It forms the boundary between the plant and the external world.
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Epidermis could refer to:
In plants, the outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young parts of a plant is the epidermis.
In vertebrates, epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin.
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Epidermis. A single layer of flattened cells at the surface. When first formed, epidermal cells have extensions — the root hairs — which greatly increase the surface area available for the uptake of nutrients from the soil.
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epidermis 1. The outermost layer of skin consisting of several layers of epithelial cells&emdash;notably, keratinocytes&emdash;and, in the inner layer of the epidermis, basal cells and melanocytes. 2.
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epidermis -- The outermost layer of cells or skin. This tissue often contains specialized cells for defense, gas exchange, or secretion.
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epidermis
(ep-eh-der-mis) [Gk. epi, on or over + derma, skin]
(1) The dermal tissue system in plants. (2) The outer covering of animals.
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epidermis. The outermost layer of living cells on the surface of a plant or animal.
evapotranspiration. The loss of soil moisture due to evaporation from the soil surface and transpiration by plants.
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epidermis The outer, nonvascular layer of skin of ectodermal origin; in invertebrates, a single layer of ectodermal epithelium.
epididymis Part of the sperm duct that is coiled and lying near the testis.
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Epidermis the outer layer of cells surrounding the body of an organism such as a plant leaf or our skin
(epi = upon over; derm = skin) ...
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epidermis
(1) the dermal tissue system in plants. (2) the outer covering of animals.
Covered in:
Lab 9 Seed Plant Sporophyte
Lab 12 Animal Diversity II ...
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Activated in the epidermis of the late embryo
transcription is initially uniform throughout the wing blade, ...
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In the extreme there are cells that we call the "terminally differentiated" cells, like the epidermis-those cells are terminally differentiated, they will never turn into anything else.
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a ring of dividing cells beneath the epidermis in woody plants, originating parenchyma tissue on the inside and cork on the outside
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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Integument: The outer covering of the insect body that includes the cuticle and the epidermis.
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