1. Noun
The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast.
2. Noun
The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm.
3. Noun
the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
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