Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rete_malpighii
1 sense of rete malpighii
Sense 1
stratum germinativum, stratum basale, malpighian layer, rete Malpighii -- (the innermost layer of the epidermis)
=> stratum -- (one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock))