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1. (n.) cortex
the outer region of a body organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney.
2. cortex
the portion of a plant stem or trunk between the epidermis and the vascular tissue; bark.
3. cortex
any outer layer, as rind.
4. cortex
the surface tissue layer of a fungus or lichen, composed of massed hyphal cells.
Etymology: (1650–60; < L: bark, rind, shell, husk)
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1. (noun) cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex
the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
2. (noun) cortex
the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
3. (noun) lens cortex, cortex
the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
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1. (noun) CORTEX
bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering
2. (noun) CORTEX
bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark
3. (noun) CORTEX
the outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain
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