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cork cambium
cork cambiumn. A lateral ring of meristematic tissue found in woody seed plants, producing cork on the outside of the ring and phelloderm on the inside of the ring. Also called phellogen.cork cambium n (Botany) a layer of meristematic cells in the cortex of the stems and roots of woody plants, the outside of which gives rise to cork cells and the inside to secondary cortical cells (phelloderm). Also called: phellogen phel•lo•gen (ˈfɛl ə dʒən) n. a layer of plant tissue outside of the true cambium, giving rise to cork tissue. [1870–75; < Greek phelló(s) cork + -gen] phel`lo•ge•net′ic (-dʒəˈnɛt ɪk) phel`lo•gen′ic (-ˈdʒɛn ɪk) adj. cork cambium A layer of cambium near the outer edge of the stems of woody plants that produces cork to the outside and cortex to the inside. Also called phellogen. See more at cambium.EncyclopediaSeePhellogencork cambium
cork cambium a specific CAMBIUM that contributes towards the production of bark. |