Ĕp'ĭ-dĕrm'is, n.
n. [Gr. ἐπιδερμίς, from ἐπί and δέρμα, skin.] 1. (Anat.) The cuticle or scarf-skin of the body; the outer layer of the skin of animals. It is composed of distinct, minute cells or scales, which, by their adherence, form a continuous investment to the true skin.
Sense 2. (Bot.) The external layer of the bark of a plant. Gray.