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rhytidome

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɹɪtədoʊm/
  • /ˈɹɪtɪdoʊm/

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noun

Meaning 1

The dead layers of plant bark (undergoing or having undergone secondary growth) external to that of the last formed periderm http://i.word.com/idictionary/rhytidome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥυτίδωμα (rhutídōma, “wrinkle”), from ῥυτιδόω (rhutidóō, “to wrinkle”), from ῥυτίς (rhutís, “wrinkle”).