cambiumnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkæm.bi.əm/us/ˈkæm.bi.əm/plural cambiums or cambia specializeda layer of cells in the roots and stems of some plants that divide to produce new tissue, such as xylem and phloem
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cane
- clove
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- organ
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
- veined
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Examples from literature
- Between the bark and the wood is a very thin layer which is called cambium.
- Leaf dead, cambium of stem green.
- The cambium layer is the real, active part of the tree.
- The fungus attacks the cambium tissue underneath the bark.
- This layer of cambium might be likened to our blood system.