Epidermis
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Epidermis \Ep`i*der"mis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? over + ? skin,
fr. ? to skin. See {Tear}, v. t.]
1. (Anat.) The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin;
cuticle; scarfskin. See {Dermis}.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both
surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when
they are first formed. As stems grow old this layer is
lost, and never replaced.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "epidermis":
blastoderm, border, circumference, corium, cortex, covering, crust,
cursoriness, cutis, cutis vera, derma, dermis, ectoblast, ectoderm,
endothelium, entoderm, envelope, epiblast, epithelium, exterior,
exteriority, external, facade, face, facet, fringe, front, gloss,
hypodermis, integument, lineaments, mere scratch, mesoderm,
no depth, no water, outer face, outer layer, outer side,
outer skin, outline, outside, pavement epithelium, periphery,
pinprick, rind, scarfskin, scratch, shallowness, shell, shoaliness,
skin, slightness, superficiality, superficies, superstratum,
surface, top, triviality, true skin, veneer
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