protoderm
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0006210
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- related: dermatogen cell
- exact: portion of protoderm tissue
- exact: protodermis (Spanish)
- exact: 前表皮、原表皮 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A portion of meristem tissue (PO:0009013) that is the outer layer of an apical meristem (PO:0020144), or the outer layer of a plant embryo proper (PO:0000001), and gives rise to a portion of epidermis (PO:0005679). [source: ISBN:047124529, POC:Laurel_Cooper]
- Comment
- A protoderm may or may not arise from independent initial cells (PO:0004011). Some researchers also refer to it as an epidermis in a meristematic state.
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