cambium
noun/ˈkæmbiəm/
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[uncountable, countable] (plural cambia
(specialist)/ˈkæmbiə/
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or cambiums)- a layer of cells inside the stem of a plant. Cambium cells grow into material that is needed to feed the plant.Topics Plants and treesc2Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting one of the alimentary humours once supposed to nourish the body): from medieval Latin, ‘change, exchange’.
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