layer of tissue (noun)
1tissue layer — noun a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants • Syn: ↑membrane • Derivationally related forms: ↑membranous (for: ↑membrane) • Hypernyms: ↑animal tissue …
2tissue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gauze, fabric, web, net, mesh; membrane, cartilage, muscle; tissue or crepe paper; structure. See crossing, texture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A network] Syn. web, mesh, filigree, crossing, parcel,… …
3animal tissue — noun the tissue in the bodies of animals • Hypernyms: ↑tissue • Hyponyms: ↑chalaza, ↑embryonic tissue, ↑coronet, ↑epithelium, ↑epithelial tissue, ↑flesh, ↑ …
4prismatic layer — noun 1. also prismatic tissue : a layer of secondary tissue developed internally by the cambium of some lycopods (as the quillworts) and interpreted as xylem, phloem, or both 2. : the middle layer of the shell of a mollusk consisting essentially… …
5germinal layer — noun 1. : germ layer 2. : a layer of cells from which new tissue is constantly formed; specifically : the innermost layer of the epidermis …
6embryonic tissue — noun tissue in an embryo • Hypernyms: ↑animal tissue • Hyponyms: ↑germ layer …
7palisade layer — noun Date: 1914 a layer of columnar cells rich in chloroplasts found beneath the upper epidermis of foliage leaves called also palisade mesophyll, palisade parenchyma, palisade tissue compare spongy parenchyma …
8reticular layer — noun : the deeper layer of the dermis formed of interlacing fasciculi of white fibrous tissue …
9palisade tissue — noun see palisade layer …
10germ layer — noun (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation • Topics: ↑embryology • Hypernyms: ↑embryonic tissue • Hyponyms: ↑ectoderm, ↑exoderm, ↑ …