ALL meanings of cambium
cam·bi·um
C c - 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 botany: cylindrical cell-producing membrane 1
- noun cambium anatomy: inner layer of periosteum 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) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems. 0
- noun cambium (Obsolete (No longer in use)) One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs. 0