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Definition of: periblem
(per′ə·blem) noun Bot.
A sheath of meristematic tissue surrounding the plerome of a plant and giving rise to the primary cortex tissue. [<G <Gk. periblēma a covering <periballein put on, around <peri- around + ballein throw]
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