Écorce
Écorce is the French term for the bark or outer covering of woody plants, especially trees. In botany it denotes all tissues outside the vascular cambium, including the protective outer layer and, in many descriptions, the inner phloem that forms part of the bark.
Anatomically, bark is often described as comprising the periderm and inner bark. The periderm consists of the
Bark serves several functions. It protects the underlying tissues from physical damage, dehydration, temperature fluctuations, and
Humans utilize Écorce in various ways. Some barks yield commercially important products, such as cork from
Etymology traces the word to Old French escorce, from Latin cortex or corticis, cognate with the English