PERIOSTEUM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles
   • contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone
   Hypernyms(s) periosteum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • membrane (what does membrane mean?)
   • tissue layer (what does tissue layer mean?)