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Definition of: hypoderma
(hī′pə·dûr′mə) noun
1. Bot. The distinct sheath of strengthening tissue beneath the epidermis of stems in plants.
2. The hypoderm.
3. Any of a genus (Hypoderma) of dipterous insects, the botflies. [<NL <Gk. hypo- under + derma skin]
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