• (n.) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition. • (n.) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/dermatogen/
(from the article `plant development`) ...principal tissues of the rootvascular cylinder, cortex, and epidermisoriginate from three groups of initial cells, or histogens, in the apical ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/33
Der·mat'o·gen noun [ Greek de`rma , -atos , skin + -gen .] (Botany) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/43