epidermis.
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1. f. Anat. Ectodérmico epithelium that envelops the body of animals. It may be formed by a single layer of cells, as in invertebrates, or by many overlapping cell layers covering the dermis as in vertebrates.
2. f. Bot. Membrane consisting of a single layer of cells covering the stem and the leaves of the Pteridophytes and flowering herbaceous plants.
