exocortex

== English == === Etymology === From exo- +‎ cortex. The botanical sense involves the "tree bark" sense of cortex; the neurotechnology sense involves the cerebral cortex sense of cortex. === Noun === exocortex (plural exocortexes or exocortices) (botany) A special triple layer in the roots of saprophytic orchids. A hypothetical artificial information-processing system that would augment a brain's biological cognitive processes. Coordinate term: second brain (not involving brain-machine interfaces) == Romanian == === Etymology === From exo- +‎ cortex. === Noun === exocortex n (plural exocortexuri) exocortex ==== Declension ==== === References === exocortex in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN