Dictionary Definition
cambium
Noun
1 formative one-cell-thick layer of tissue
between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is
responsible for secondary growth
2 the inner layer of the periosteum [also:
cambia (pl)]
User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
Quotations
- 1863 — Harland Coultas, What may be learned from a tree
- During winter we perceive no change in the cells of the cambium layer, which are filled with nutritive matter . . .
Latin
Noun
- In the context of "Late Latin}} A change
Extensive Definition
In botany the cambium is a layer or layers of
tissue, also known as lateral meristems, that are the
source of cells for secondary
growth. There are two types of cambium
References
- Taiz, L and Zeiger, E. 1998. Plant Physiology, 2nd edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc