Phellogen Definition

feləjen, feləjən
noun

Cork cambium.

Webster's New World

(botany) The tissue of young cells that produces cork cambium.

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Other Word Forms of Phellogen

Noun

Singular:
phellogen
Plural:
phellogens

Origin of Phellogen

  • Ancient Greek

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Phellogen Sentence Examples

  • Such meristematic layers are called secondary meristems. There are two chief secondary meristems, the cambium and the phellogen.

  • This is the phellogen, Periderm.

  • The phellogen derives its name from the fact that its external product is the characteristic tissue known as cork.

  • The internal tissue formed by the phellogen is known as phelloderm, and consists usually of ordinary parenchyma.

  • The extent of development of the phelloderm is dependent upon whether the phellogen has a superficial or a deep-seated origin.

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Words Starting With

PPHPHE

Words Ending With

NENGEN

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