Cambium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkambɪəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cambium is a noun meaning (botany) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
Meaning
(botany) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
More Meanings
- (anatomy) Periosteum, a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones
- (obsolete) One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs.
Example Sentences
During winter we perceive no change in the cells of the cambium layer, which are filled with nutritive matter […].
The radical or innate is daily supplied by nourishment, which some call cambium, and make those secondary humours of ros and gluten to maintain it […]
Word Forms
- cambiums
- cambia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fascicular, intrafascicular, interfascicular, procambium, pericambium, xylem.
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