cortex

  1. Noun.  (context, countable) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
  2. Noun.  (context, uncountable) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.

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