periderm

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periderm - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Periderm \Per"i*derm\, n.
     1. (Bot.) The outer layer of bark.
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     2. (Zool.) The hard outer covering of hydroids and other
        marine animals; the perisarc.
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