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PHELLEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phellem mean? 

PHELLEM (noun)
  The noun PHELLEM has 1 sense:

1. (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cellsplay

  Familiarity information: PHELLEM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PHELLEM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cork; phellem

Hypernyms ("phellem" is a kind of...):

bark (tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)


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