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phellogen

American  
[fel-uh-juhn] / ˈfɛl ə dʒən /

noun

Botany.

  1. 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

  1. botany the technical name for cork cambium

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phellogen Scientific  
/ fĕl′ə-jən /

  1. See cork cambium

Other Word Forms

  • phellogenetic adjective
  • phellogenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of phellogen

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

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