dermatogen

der·mat·o·gen

 (dûr-măt′ə-jən)

n.

See protoderm.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

dermatogen

(dəˈmætədʒən; ˈdɜːməˌtəʊdʒən)

n

(Botany) botany a meristem at the apex of stems and roots that gives rise to the epidermis

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pro•to•derm

(ˈproʊ təˌdɜrm)

n.

a thin outer layer of the meristem in embryos and growing points of roots and stems, which gives rise to the epidermis. Also called dermatogen.

[1930–35]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.