Epiblema

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epiblema \Ep`i*ble"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a cover; ? over + ?
     to throw.] (Bot.)
     The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb
     liquids. --Goodale.
     [1913 Webster]