epiblema

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίβλημα (epíblēma, “cover”); ἐπί (epí, “over, upon”) + βάλλω (bállō, “throw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛpɪˈbliːmə/

Noun

epiblema (uncountable)

1. (botany) The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids.
   • 1885, George Lincoln Goodale, Physiological Botany:

     These epidermal cells of the root, taken collectively, have been called the Epiblema

References

“epiblema”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.