epiblem
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epiblem
the outermost layer of PARENCHYMA cells in the root that becomes the functional outer layer when the piliferous layer sloughs off as roots increase in age.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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