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PROCAMBIUM
Etymology
Noun
procambium (plural procambia)
(botany) A meristem that lies just inside the protoderm and develops into primary xylem and primary phloem
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*cam"bi*um n. Etym: [NL. See Pro-, and Cambium.] (Bot.)
Definition: The young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. Sachs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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