malpighian layer

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

malpighian layer
    n 1: the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum
         germinativum}, {stratum basale}, {malpighian layer}, {rete
         Malpighii}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

malpighian layer \malpighian layer\ n. (Anatomy),
   The innermost layer of the epidermis.

   Syn: stratum germinativum, rete Malpighii.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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