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cambium
noun
a layer of formative cells between the wood and bark in dicotyledonous plants: these cells cause the girth of the stem to increase by dividing and differentiating to form new xylem and phloem tissue, which will eventually become wood and bark
Related Forms:
- cambial adjective
See cambium in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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