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cambium

UK/ˈkambɪəm/US/ˈkeə̯m.biˌəm/

cambium noun: a layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.

Noun

cambium (countable and uncountable, plural cambiums or cambia)

  1. A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
    • During winter we perceive no change in the cells of the cambium layer, which are filled with nutritive matter […].1863, Harland Coultas, What may be learned from a tree
  2. Periosteum, a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones
  3. (obsolete) One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs.
    • The radical or innate is daily supplied by nourishment, which some call cambium, and make those secondary humours of ros and gluten to maintain it […], Bk.I, New York, 2001, p.147

cambium meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Tagalog

cambium in Tamil

கம்பியம், மாறிழையம், ஆக்குபடை, வளர்படை, வளாபடைத்திசு

cambium in Bengali

উদ্ভিদের বৃদ্ধিকারী কোষের স্তর

cambium in Telugu

cambium
విభాజ్యకణావళి vibhājyakaṇāvaḷi

cambium in Tagalog

botanical cell layer
bayluhing suson, bayluhan

Forms of cambium

pluralcambiums
pluralcambia

Origin of cambium

Borrowed from Late Latin cambium (“a change”), from Gaulish. Doublet of change.

Words formed from cambium

Questions about cambium

What does cambium mean?
Cambium means a layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
What is cambium in Tamil?
Cambium in Tamil is கம்பியம், மாறிழையம், ஆக்குபடை. See Cambium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cambium?
Cambium is a noun.
How do you pronounce cambium?
Cambium is pronounced /ˈkambɪəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of cambium?
The plural of cambium is cambiums.

Words near cambium in the dictionary

  1. cambisol
  2. cambisols
  3. cambist
  4. cambistry
  5. cambists
  6. cambium
  7. cambiums
  8. cambivore
  9. cambivores
  10. camblet
  11. camblets

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cambium (page history and authors); cambium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cambium (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); విభాజ్యకణావళి (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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