periblem
English
Etymology
From peri- + root of Ancient Greek βλῆμα (blêma, “to sprout, shoot”).
Noun
periblem (countable and uncountable, plural periblems)
- (botany) nascent cortex, or immature cellular bark
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for periblem in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)