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Epidermis

 

Epidermis

Epidermis
could refer to:
  • In plants, the outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young parts of a plant is the epidermis.
  • In vertebrates, epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin.
  • In invertebrates, the outermost layer of cellss of the organism.
    Etymology: 17th Century, via Late Latin from Greek, from epi- (upon) and derma (skin)



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