Definition of "hypoderm" [hyp•o•derm]

• Variant of hypodermis. (noun)

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• "His voice carried as much energy as a hypoderm of sedative, and he made a shuffling sound when he walked."
• "Leaves binate, from 9 to 16 cm. long, the epiderm thick, hypoderm conspicuous, resin-ducts medial."
• "Leaves binate, sometimes ternate, from 15 to 30 cm. long, rigid, erect; hypoderm of uniform thick-walled cells; resin-ducts of remarkable size, septal, or not quite touching the endoderm and technically external."