Covering is a related term of periderm.
As nouns the difference between covering and periderm
is that covering is (countable) that which covers something while periderm is (botany) the outer layer of plant tissue; the outer bark.
As a verb covering
is .
covering
English
Noun
(countable) That which covers something.
(uncountable) Action of the verb to cover .
Verb
(head)
periderm
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(botany) The outer layer of plant tissue; the outer bark.
(zoology) The perisarc; the hard outer layer of hydroids and other marine animals.
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