Cortex

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortex_%28botany%29)

In botany, the cortex is the outer layer of the stem or root of a plant, bounded on the outside by the epidermis and on the inside by the endodermis. It is composed mostly of undifferentiated cells, usually large thin-walled parenchyma cells of the ground tissue system. (Wikipedia)

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11-Mar-2013

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