cambium
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1. the inner layer of the periosteum (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | stratum, |
| definition | : | one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | periosteum, |
| definition | : | a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone (noun.body) |
2. a formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | vascular tissue, |
| definition | : | tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants (noun.plant) |
3. the inner layer of the periosteum (noun.body)
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