exoderm

English Thesaurus

1. the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	germ layer,
definition	:	(embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	neural tube,
definition	:	a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop (noun.animal)

derivation	:	ectodermal, ectodermic,
definition	:	of or relating to the ectoderm (adj.pert)

derivation	:	ectodermal, ectodermic,
definition	:	of or relating to the ectoderm (adj.pert)