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periderm
Outer protective tissue in vascular plants that is produced by the cork cambium and functionally replaces epidermis when it is destroyed during secondary growth. The periderm includes the cork cambium (phellogen) and its products, i.e., cork and secondary cortex (phelloderm).
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