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Definition of Endodermis
1. n. A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the proper cortical layer, or surrounding an individual fibrovascular bundle.
Definition of Endodermis
1. Noun. (botany) In a plant stem or root, a cylinder of cells the separates the outer cortex from the central core. The endodermis controls flow of water and minerals within the plant. In most plants, this tissue is restricted to the roots. ¹
2. Noun. (zoology) The deepest layer of the skin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Endodermis
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Medical Definition of Endodermis
1. Single layer of cells surrounding the central stele (vascular tissue) in roots. The radial and transverse walls contain the hydrophobic Casparian band, that prevents water flow in or out of the stele through the apoplast. Also present in some stems. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Endodermis
Literary usage of Endodermis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elements of Vegetable Histology by Charles William Ballard (1921)
"endodermis.—In stems, as well as in roots, this tissue separates ... The endodermis
usually consists of a single layer of cells and may not be as distinct ..."
2. Handbook of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratory and Private Student by Eduard Strasburger (1889)
"The endodermis consists of flattened, thin-walled cells. ... On the inner
endodermis, as treatment with sulphuric acid shows, only the band which forms the ..."
3. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"palustre (145). и endodermis. i axial air-canal, at * remains of the membranes
of shrivelled pith-cells. In the middle a vascular bundle surrounded by ..."
4. Guayule (Parthenium Argentatum Gray): A Rubber-Plant of the Chihuahuan Desert by Francis Ernest Lloyd (1911)
"This large size of the cylinder of tissue inclosed within the endodermis is ...
In a root of this size, viz, 4 mm. in diameter, the endodermis may still be ..."
5. The Eusporangiatae: The Comparative Morphology of the Ophioglossaceae and by Douglas Houghton Campbell (1911)
"There is no recognizable endodermis, and I shall not attempt to say whether the
cells immediately surrounding the bundle should be spoken of as endodermis ..."
6. The Origin of a Land Flora: A Theory Based Upon the Facts of Alternation by Frederick Orpen Bower (1908)
"As regards the tissues themselves, the most important of them for F|G 2S_ comparison
are the xylem and the Finnic., Hook. The upper endodermis. ..."
7. American Druggist (1887)
"A close examination of Veratrum album, however, proved that the endodermis cells
of this species have the same structure as those of Veratrum viride, ..."
8. The Elements of Vegetable Histology by Charles William Ballard (1921)
"endodermis.—In stems, as well as in roots, this tissue separates ... The endodermis
usually consists of a single layer of cells and may not be as distinct ..."
9. Handbook of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratory and Private Student by Eduard Strasburger (1889)
"The endodermis consists of flattened, thin-walled cells. ... On the inner
endodermis, as treatment with sulphuric acid shows, only the band which forms the ..."
10. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"palustre (145). и endodermis. i axial air-canal, at * remains of the membranes
of shrivelled pith-cells. In the middle a vascular bundle surrounded by ..."
11. Guayule (Parthenium Argentatum Gray): A Rubber-Plant of the Chihuahuan Desert by Francis Ernest Lloyd (1911)
"This large size of the cylinder of tissue inclosed within the endodermis is ...
In a root of this size, viz, 4 mm. in diameter, the endodermis may still be ..."
12. The Eusporangiatae: The Comparative Morphology of the Ophioglossaceae and by Douglas Houghton Campbell (1911)
"There is no recognizable endodermis, and I shall not attempt to say whether the
cells immediately surrounding the bundle should be spoken of as endodermis ..."
13. The Origin of a Land Flora: A Theory Based Upon the Facts of Alternation by Frederick Orpen Bower (1908)
"As regards the tissues themselves, the most important of them for F|G 2S_ comparison
are the xylem and the Finnic., Hook. The upper endodermis. ..."
14. American Druggist (1887)
"A close examination of Veratrum album, however, proved that the endodermis cells
of this species have the same structure as those of Veratrum viride, ..."
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