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CAMBIUM

cambium

(noun) the inner layer of the periosteum

cambium

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cambia

plural of cambium

Source: Wiktionary


CAMBIUM

Cam"bi*um, n. Etym: [LL. cambium exchange, fr. L. cambire to exchange. It was supposed that cambium was sap changing into wood.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: A fancied nutritive juice, formerly supposed to orgiginate in the blood, to repair losses of the system, and to promote its increase. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOUARI

(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil


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There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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