n. Botany
See cork (sense 4).
[German : Greek phellos, cork + -em (as in Phloëm, phloem; see phloem).]
phellem
Dictionary:
phel·lem (fĕl'əm, -ĕm') 
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
Synonym: cork
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