epidermis

n. outermost layer of skin

Epidermis may refer to:Epidermis (botany), in plants, the outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young parts of a plantEpidermis (skin), in vertebrates, the outermost layer of the skinEpidermis, in invertebrates, the outermost layers of skin of up to 30 layers of stratified squamous epithelium.
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Epidermis /epi·der·mis/ pl. epider´mides the outermost and nonvascular layer of the skin, derived from the embryonic ectoderm, varying in [more]Epidermis - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
(synonym) cuticle
(hypernym) stratum
(hyponym) mantle, pallium
(part-holonym) skin, tegument, cutis
(part-meronym) epidermal cell

n. epidermis, outermost layer of skin, scarfskin