"Epidermic" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the petiole, from which it is abruptly separated. It is formed of a mass of small cells of an average length of .021 mm.; whereas the cells in the lower part of the petiole are about .06 mm., and those in the blade from .034 to .04 mm. in length. The epidermic cells in the lower part of the petiole project conically, and thus differ in shape from ...
— The Power of Movement in Plants • Charles Darwin
... known as tinea tonsurans is produced by the presence of a minute or microscopic fungus—the Trichophyton tonsurans, which affects the hair and the epidermic layer of the skin, and is highly contagious, being readily transmitted from one animal to another. This fungus consists of spores and filaments. The spores, being the most numerous, are round and seldom ...
— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture |
