Term:
Cortex
Cortex
Definition:
The tissue in a stem or root between the epidermis and the vascular tissue.
The tissue in a stem or root between the epidermis and the vascular tissue.
Glossary Details:
Title: Cortex made up of aerenchyma tissue. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Description: Cortex made up of aerenchyma tissue based on an unvouchered plant of a species of Scirpus growing at the edge of a pond in the Adirondacks, Warren County, New York.