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Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.

A day (December 28) observed by mass or festival in commemoration of the children slain by Herod at Bethlehem; -- called also Holy Innocent's Day.

An alderman. [Obs.]

Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.

mal kingdom. By many writers it was formerly included in the Radiata. [Written also Echinoderma.]

Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.

Of or relating to the ectoderm.

Endermic.

Of or pertaining to the endoderm.

Relating to the entoderm.

Of or pertaining to the epidermis; epidermic; cuticular.

Epidermal. [R.]

Epidermoid. Owen.

he epidermis in plants, and performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is developed as collenchyma.

Hypodermic. -- Hyp`o*der*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.

Pertaining to, or derived from, the mesoderm; as, mesodermal tissues.

A genus of microörganisms of which the acetic ferment (Mycoderma aceti), which converts alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf. Mother.

ertaining to, or giving rise to, the central nervous system and epiderms; as, the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic, layer of the blastoderm.

Of or relating to the pachyderms; as, pachydermal dentition.

A group of hoofed mammals distinguished for the thickness of their skins, including the elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, tapir, horse, and hog. It is now considered an artificial group.