fascicular cambium

American  

noun

Botany.

1. cambium that develops within the vascular bundles, producing secondary xylem and phloem.

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fascicular cambium Scientific  

/ fə-sĭk′yə-lər /

1. Cambium that develops within the vascular bundles in the stem of a plant. Among the eudicotyledons, layers of fascicular cambium within the individual vascular bundles are connected by cambium tissue between the bundles (the interfascicular cambium) to form a ring of tissue within the stem. This ring of cambium matures to become the vascular cambium, which permits secondary growth of the eudicotyledon stem.

2. See also interfascicular cambium vascular bundle

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