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/fel"euhm, -em/, n. Bot.cork (def. 6).[1885-90; < Gk phell(ós) cork + (PHLO)EM]
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phellem — [fel′em΄, fel′əm] n. [< Gr phellos, cork + E em, as in PHLOEM] the layer of dead, corky cells produced externally by the cork cambium in the bark of woody plants; cork … English World dictionary
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phellem — noun Etymology: Greek phellos cork + English em (as in phloem) Date: circa 1887 a layer of usually suberized cells produced outwardly by a phellogen … New Collegiate Dictionary
Phellem — Phel|lem das; s <aus gleichbed. gr. phellós u. passivem Suffix ema> Kork, Naturkork (der Korkeiche) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
phellem — phel·lem … English syllables
phellem — phel•lem [[t]ˈfɛl əm, ɛm[/t]] n. bot cork 1), a) • Etymology: 1885–90; < Gk phell(ós) cork + (phlo) em … From formal English to slang
phellem — /ˈfɛləm/ (say feluhm) noun the layer of dead cork cells produced on the outside of a plant by the phellogen. {Greek phellos cork + (phlo)em} …
phellem — n. cork. ♦ phellogen, n. tissue producing cork … Dictionary of difficult words
