- phellem
- noun Etymology: Greek phellos cork + English -em (as in phloem) Date: circa 1887 a layer of usually suberized cells produced outwardly by a phellogen
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Phellem — [zu griechisch phellós »Korkeiche«, »Kork«] das, s, der Kork … Universal-Lexikon
Phellem — ⇒ Kork … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
phellem — [fel′em΄, fel′əm] n. [< Gr phellos, cork + E em, as in PHLOEM] the layer of dead, corky cells produced externally by the cork cambium in the bark of woody plants; cork … English World dictionary
Phellem — Halb geschälte Korkeiche Kork aus einem Korken im Mikroskop Als Kork (Phellem) wird in der Botanik die Zellschicht zwischen Epidermis … Deutsch Wikipedia
phellem — /fel euhm, em/, n. Bot. cork (def. 6). [1885 90; < Gk phell(ós) cork + (PHLO)EM] * * * … Universalium
Phellem — Phel|lem das; s <aus gleichbed. gr. phellós u. passivem Suffix ema> Kork, Naturkork (der Korkeiche) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
phellem — phel·lem … English syllables
phellem — phel•lem [[t]ˈfɛl əm, ɛm[/t]] n. bot cork 1), a) • Etymology: 1885–90; < Gk phell(ós) cork + (phlo) em … From formal English to slang
phellem — /ˈfɛləm/ (say feluhm) noun the layer of dead cork cells produced on the outside of a plant by the phellogen. {Greek phellos cork + (phlo)em} …
phellem — n. cork. ♦ phellogen, n. tissue producing cork … Dictionary of difficult words
