outer bark

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outer
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊ.tər/us
/ˈaʊ.t̬ɚ/
at a greater distance from ...
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bark
noun
uk
/bɑːk/us
/bɑːrk/
the hard outer covering of ...
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(Definition ofouterandbarkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The ants sometimes remove the deadouterbarknear soil level to facilitate the feeding of the mealybugs.
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In our more recent studies the sticky or funnel traps were replaced with direct observation of arenas in which dispensers were placed on the stemouterbark.
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The inner bark cambium and phloem tissues are living, and form a new protective layer of cells as theouterbarkpulls apart.
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In the next step theouterbarkis to be scraped or split off from the inner bark.
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This pathogen can be found inouterbarkof what appear to be healthy branches, which indicates latent infection may occur prior to lesion development.
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Theouterbarkis about 6 mm thick with alternating tiered layers of pale yellowish brown corky bark, and brown lignified fibrous bark.
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Theouterbarkis smooth, grey and thin with corky irregularities.
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The kozo branches are boiled and stripped of theirouterbark, and then dried.
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Theouterbarkis grey and smooth, with minor corky markings.
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The cortex forms theouterbarkof each adrenal gland, situated atop the kidneys.
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It has a thin, patchy, peeling, scarredouterbarkand a granular inner bark.
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The outer layer is separated from the core of the stalk/stem and the darkouterbarkis scraped off.
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Larval mines are very shallow and irregularly shaped, cave-type burrows between wood and theouterbark.
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Theouterbarkon trees is also called the rhytidome.
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Under theouterbark, orange and brown patches of necrosis spread out from leaf nodes until they encircle the stem, which then dies.
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Second the cortex is scraped to remove most of theouterbark, the parenchyma in the bast layer and some of the gums and pectins.
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Theouterbarkis scraped off, then the inner bark is split and peeled off the heartwood in one sheet.
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Theouterbarkis dark brown with pustules, somewhat wrinkled in older trees.
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It overlays the wood and consists of the inner bark and theouterbark.
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Theouterbarkhas thin, paper-like fragments, while the branchlets are smooth and brown.
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