Associations to the word «Cambium»

Wiktionary

CAMBIUM, noun. (botany) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
CAMBIUM, noun. (obsolete) One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs.

Dictionary definition

CAMBIUM, noun. A formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth.
CAMBIUM, noun. The inner layer of the periosteum.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras