Planteome: Term Details for "velamen" (PO:0006042)

Accession: PO:0006042
Name: velamen
Ontology: plant_anatomy
Synonyms: velamen (Spanish, exact), velamina (exact, plural), 根被（套被） (Japanese, exact), velamen radicum (related)
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A multiseriate portion of root epidermis (PO:0006036) found in aerial roots of some monocots. Most of its cells are dead and store water like a sponge. Source: ISBN:0080374913
Comment: None
Subset: None
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