cambium

/ˈkæmbiəm/

Other forms: cambia

Definitions of cambium

1. noun

   a formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth
   type of:

   vascular tissue

   tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
2. noun

   the inner layer of the periosteum
   type of:

   stratum

   one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)