cortex

cortex is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.
2. noun. Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.
3. noun. The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.
4. noun. the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
5. noun. the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

   Synonyms: pallium

6. noun. the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

Synonyms

pallium

Common word forms

cortexes

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