malpighian layer

1. 1.

   the innermost layer of the epidermis

   Synonymsstratum germinativumstratum basalerete Malpighii

   Broaderstratum

   Part ofepidermis

Questions about malpighian layer

What does malpighian layer mean?

malpighian layer means "the innermost layer of the epidermis".

What is another word for malpighian layer?

Close synonyms include stratum germinativum, stratum basale, rete Malpighii. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is malpighian layer a common word?

malpighian layer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.