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Bark

Bark is the outer covering of stem, branches or roots of the tree. It is the tissue of plant outside xylem.

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The outer layer of the stems of woody plants; composed of an outer layer of dead cells (cork) and an inner layer of phloem.

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The outer covering of the trunk, branches and the root of the trees. Bark protects the trees from heat, cold, and insects.

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the protective external layer of tissue on the stems and roots of trees and shrubs; includes all of the living and non-living tissue external to the cambium.

bark
Plants; Plant pathology

All tissues outside the vascular cambium of a woody plant, generally including the cork layers, cork cambium (phellogen), and phloem.

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The removal of bark from wood prior to pulping.

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