rhytidome

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥυτίδωμα (rhutídōma, “wrinkle”), from ῥυτιδόω (rhutidóō, “to wrinkle”), from ῥυτίς (rhutís, “wrinkle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɪtədoʊm/

Noun

rhytidome (usually uncountable, plural rhytidomes)

1. (botany) The dead layers of plant bark (undergoing or having undergone secondary growth) external to that of the last formed periderm [1].

See also

• rhytidome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Noun

rhytidome m (plural rhytidomes)

1. rhytidome

Further reading

• “rhytidome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.