phellogen

American

[fel-uh-juhn] / ˈfɛl ə dʒən /

noun

Botany.

cork cambium, a layer of tissue or secondary meristem external to the true cambium, giving rise to cork tissue.

phellogen British

/ ˌfɛləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk, ˈfɛlədʒən, ˌfɛləʊˈdʒɛnɪk /

noun

botany the technical name for cork cambium

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phellogen Scientific

/ fĕl′ə-jən /

See cork cambium

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Origin of phellogen

1870–75; < Greek phelló ( s ) cork + -gen

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