cortex

n. (pl. cortices or cortexes) १ Bot. (as, the bark of various plants) वल्कुट (न.) २ (as, the tissue in a stem or root between the vascular bundles and the epidermis) अंतर्साल (स्त्री.) ३ Zool. (as, the outer or superficial part of an organ or structure) बाह्यांग (न.)