mesectoderm
noun
mes·ec·to·derm
ˌmez-ˈek-tə-ˌdərm
ˌmēz-
ˌmēs-,
ˌmes-
: the part of the mesenchyme derived from ectoderm especially of the neural crest that gives rise to pigment cells, the meninges, and most of the branchial cartilages
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