Thesaurus: ectoblast
The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the ectoderm.
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Definitions
- n. The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the ectoderm.
- n. The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall.
- n. the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
- (a) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the ectoderm. (b) The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall. Agassiz.
- n the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue