Associations to the word «Periderm»

Wiktionary

PERIDERM, noun. (botany) The outer layer of plant tissue; the outer bark.
PERIDERM, noun. (zoology) The perisarc; the hard outer layer of hydroids and other marine animals.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.