Epidermis may refer to:
- Epidermis (botany), in plants, the outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young parts of a plant
- Epidermis (skin), in vertebrates, the outermost layer of the skin
- Epidermis, in invertebrates, the outermost layers of skin of up to 30 layers of stratified squamous epithelium. The epidermis is the outer single-layered group of cells covering a Plant, especially the Leaf and young tissues of a Vascular plant including stems Epidermis is the outermost layer of the Skin. It forms the waterproof protective wrap over the body's surface and is made up of stratified squamous Epithelium with Vertebrates are members of the Subphylum Vertebrata, Chordates with backbones or spinal columns The grouping sometimes includes In Anatomy, squamous epithelium (from Latin squama, "scale" is an Epithelium characterised by its most superficial layer consisting
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