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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