liber

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: li=ber

CIDE DICTIONARY

liber, n. [L. See Libel.].

 The inner bark of plants, lying next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is, therefore, the part from which the fiber of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc.  [1913 Webster]

Liber cells, elongated woody cells found in the liber.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

liber, n. bast.

Etymology

L, = bark