The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sloughed — /slowd/ adjective Bogged down or swallowed up in a slough • • • Main Entry: ↑slough … Useful english dictionary
sloughed — slaÊŠ n. swamp, bog; hole or depression filled with mud; despair, dejected state v. shed dead skin or tissue; abandon, throw off, get rid of; come off … English contemporary dictionary
sloughed (up) — Go to slewed … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
sloughed till — (not recommended) use flow till … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… … Universalium
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
Meristem — Tunica Corpus model of the apical meristem (growing tip). The epidermal (L1) and subepidermal (L2) layers form the outer layers called the tunica. The inner L3 layer is called the corpus. Cells in the L1 and L2 layers divide in a sideways fashion … Wikipedia
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… … Universalium
slough — 1. noun /slʌf/ a) The skin shed by a snake or other reptile. That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful. b) Dead skin on a sore or ulcer. This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn. 2 … Wiktionary
