hypoderma (English, noun)
expansion: hypoderma (plural hypodermata)
Senses:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is developed as collenchyma.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates.
Forms:
form: hypodermata
tags: plural