Epidermis

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Epidermis could refer to:

In plants, the outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young parts of a plant, see plant dermal tissue system.
In vertebrates, epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin.
In invertebrates, the outermost layer of cells of the organism.

Etymology: 17th Century, via Late Latin from Greek, from epi- (upon) and derma (skin)

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