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Neocortex (medicine) and pitahaya (iou)


Neocortex (medicine)


neocortex


A six-layered tissue of the cerebral cortex, showing stratification and organization characteristic of the most highly developed type of cerebral tissue. It develops primarily through the elaboration of nonolfactory functions and, in man, makes up the major portion of the cerebral cortex.


pitahaya (iou)



pitahaya noun. L18.
[Spanish, prob. from Taino.]
Any of several tall cacti of Mexico and the south-western US with edible fruit, esp. Carnegiea gigantea.