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epithelia
noun(ep-i-the-li-um)
a membranous cellular tissue that covers a free surface or lines a tube or cavity of an animal body and serves especially to enclose and protect the other parts of the body, to produce secretions and excretions, and to function in assimilation
epithelia
noun(ep-i-the-li-um)
a usually thin layer of parenchyma that lines a cavity or tube of a plant

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