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- [kam-bee-uh m]
- /ˈkæm bi əm/
- /ˈkæm.bi.əm/
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- [kam-bee-uh m]
- /ˈkæm bi əm/
Definitions of cambium word
- noun cambium a meristem that increases the girth of stems and roots by producing additional xylem and phloem 3
- noun cambium 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 3
- noun plural cambium a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems, roots, etc., originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood. 1
- noun cambium A cellular plant tissue from which phloem, xylem, or cork grows by division, resulting (in woody plants) in secondary thickening. 1
- noun cambium botany: cylindrical cell-producing membrane 1
- noun cambium anatomy: inner layer of periosteum 1
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Origin of cambium
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < Late Latin: an exchange, barter; akin to Latin cambiāre to exchange
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Parts of speech for Cambium
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cambium popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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