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phellem

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phel·lem  (flm, -m)
n. Botany
See cork.
[German : Greek phellos, cork; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots + -em (as in Phloëm, phloem; see phloem).]
phellem [ˈfɛləm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany the technical name for cork [4]
[from Greek phellos cork + phloem]
phellem  (flm)
See cork.
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Noun1.phellem - (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
cork
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
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Common characteristics of the bark of Uncaria tomentosa and Uncaria guianensis Morphological characteristics The drug used is of the inner bark of the stem obtained by decorticating it in pieces or flat fragments of 6 to 10 cm long, 3 to 6 cm high and 5 to 10 mm thick, which might be accompanied by brownish phellem remaining cells.
Morphoanatomical studies of Uncaria tomentosa and Uncaria guianensis ... by Gattuso, M.; Di Sapio, O.; Gattuso, S.; Li Pereyra, E. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
 
 
 
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