endodermis
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A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the proper cortical layer, or surrounding an individual fibrovascular bundle.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
cork
cortex
meristem
cambium
epidermis
pith
endothelium
endoderm
phloem
parenchyma
entoderm
collenchyma
endodermal
sclerenchyma
root hair
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Before a baby was breast-fed, he/she was given a decoction of the endodermis of alder and the roots of butterburs to discharge impurities.
The endodermis can also provide an upwards pressure, forcing water out of the roots when transpiration is not enough of a driver.