Bible Dictionaries
Cortex

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.

(2):

(n.) The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.

(3):

(n.) Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cortex'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cortex.html. 1828.