φλοιός — meaning in English

English meaning

• bark verb To make the sharp, loud vocal sound typical of dogs.
• cortex noun The outer layer of an organ or body part, especially the brain or a kidney.
• crust noun The hard outer layer of something, especially bread or the Earth.
• hull noun The main body of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
• peel verb To remove the skin or outer layer from something.

Senses

φλοιός is used for these senses in English:

• bark (countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
• cortex (countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
• crust A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
• crust (geology) The outermost layer of the lithosphere of the Earth.
• hull The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
• peel (usually, uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.

bark — full definition

1. verb To make the sharp, loud vocal sound typical of dogs.
2. verb To speak in a sharp, loud, commanding tone.
3. noun The tough outer covering of a tree's trunk and branches.
4. noun The sharp sound a dog makes.

cortex — full definition

1. noun The outer layer of an organ or body part, especially the brain or a kidney.
2. noun In botany, the layer of tissue in a stem or root just beneath the outer skin.

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