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endoderm (iou)



endoderm noun. M19.
[from ENDO- + Greek derma skin.]
Biology. The inner germ layer of the embryo in early development; cells or tissue derived from this; such cells as forming the lining of the cavity of coelenterates. M19.
Botany. = ENDODERMIS. Formerly, a layer of cambium between phloem and xylem. M19.