MALPIGHIAN LAYER

 Dictionary entry overview: What does malpighian layer mean? 

• MALPIGHIAN LAYER (noun)
  The noun MALPIGHIAN LAYER has 1 sense:

1. the innermost layer of the epidermis

  Familiarity information: MALPIGHIAN LAYER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MALPIGHIAN LAYER (noun)

Meaning:

The innermost layer of the epidermis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

malpighian layer; rete Malpighii; stratum basale; stratum germinativum

Hypernyms ("malpighian layer" is a kind of...):

stratum (one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock))

Holonyms ("malpighian layer" is a part of...):

cuticle; epidermis (the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)