Ectoderm

[ektәudә:m]

Definition

(noun.) the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue.

Editor: Vicky--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast.

(n.) The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm.

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Definition

n. the external germinal layer of the embryo.

Checker: Ronnie