Cortex

·noun Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.

II. Cortex ·noun Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.

III. Cortex ·noun The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.

cortex
cortex, ĭcis, m. and rar. f. (cf. Quint. 1, 5, 35) [Sanscr. kart, to cut, split; Gr. κείρω; cf. cult...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
cortex
cortex icis, m and f 1 CAR-, the bark, rind, shell, hull .—Of plants: obducuntur cortice trunci: s...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary