cambium
English
/ˈkambɪəm/, /ˈkeə̯m.biˌəm/
noun
Definitions
- (botany) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
- (anatomy) Periosteum, a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones
- (obsolete) One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cambium (change).
Origin
Latin
cambium
Gloss
change
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Cognates and derived terms
- pericambium English
- procambium English
- cambiare Latin
- cambio Latin
- cambium Latin
- cambiō Latin
- cambīre Latin
- Pericambium German
- cambium Spanish, Castilian
- περί Ancient Greek
- *kh₂em-, *kh₂emp- Proto-Indo-European
- cambio Old Portuguese
- càngio Ligurian
- *kambyom Gaulish
- cambion Gaulish