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noun
A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Periosteum, a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
the inner layer of the periosteum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stratum
noun
a formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: vascular tissue
History
Borrowed from Late Latin cambium (“a change”), from Gaulish. Doublet of change.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
