Definitions for: Cambium


[n] the inner layer of the periosteum
[n] formative one-cell-thick layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth



Webster (1913) Definition: Cam"bi*um, n. [LL. cambium exchange, fr. L. cambire to
exchange. It was supposed that cambium was sap changing into
wood.]
1. (Bot.) A series of formative cells lying outside of the
wood proper and inside of the inner bark. The growth of
new wood takes place in the cambium, which is very soft.

2. (Med.) A fancied nutritive juice, formerly supposed to
originate in the blood, to repair losses of the system,
and to promote its increase. --Dunglison.

See Also: periosteum, stratum, vascular tissue

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