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Definition of Cambium
1. Noun. A formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth.
2. Noun. The inner layer of the periosteum.
Definition of Cambium
1. n. A series of formative cells lying outside of the wood proper and inside of the inner bark. The growth of new wood takes place in the cambium, which is very soft.
Definition of Cambium
1. Noun. (botany) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cambium
1. a layer of plant tissue [n -BIUMS or -BIA]
Medical Definition of Cambium
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cambium
Literary usage of Cambium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The ' bundles of plants which form cambium arc, on the contrary, called often.
In stems with open bundles the formation oí cambium and secondary tissue nay ..."
2. The Journal of General Physiology by Society of General Physiologists, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1920)
"During the last few years, I have had occasion to devote considerable attention
to the study of the cambium of the higher plants, in endeavoring to ..."
3. Identification of the Economic Woods of the United States: Including a by Samuel James Record (1919)
"SECONDARY WOOD Tissues formed from cambium are termed secondary. Almost all of
the wood of a stem is secondary wood, the small amount of primary wood being ..."
4. Identification of the Economic Woods of the United States: Including a by Samuel James Record (1919)
"During vigorous growth, "when the sap is up," the cells of the cambium are
particularly delicate, a fact taken advantage of in peeling poles, logs, ..."
5. Handbook of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratory and Private Student by Eduard Strasburger, William Hillhouse (1900)
"In the immediate neighbourhood of the cambium we see the young wood composed of
... What we have called cambium consists of an Initial layer of cells (Fig. ..."
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