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Noun: cambium (cambia,cambiums)  kam-bee-um
  1. A formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth
     
  2. The inner layer of the periosteum

Derived forms: cambiums, cambia

Type of: stratum, vascular tissue

Part of: periosteum

Encyclopedia: Cambium

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