root epidermis
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0006036
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- related: epiblem
- related: rhizodermis
- alt_id: PO:0006037
- exact: epidermis de la raíz (Spanish)
- exact: 根表皮 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A portion of epidermis that is part of a root system. [source: ISBN:0080374913]
- Comment
- The root epidermis is different from the shoot epidermis in its origin, function and structure.
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