# rhytidome

> English word · Noun · IPA /rɪtədoʊm/

## Definitions
1. The dead layers of plant bark (undergoing or having undergone secondary growth) external to that of the last formed periderm http://i.word.com/idictionary/rhytidome.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥυτίδωμα (rhutídōma, “wrinkle”), from ῥυτιδόω (rhutidóō, “to wrinkle”), from ῥυτίς (rhutís, “wrinkle”).

## Source
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Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rhytidome