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

Other Word Forms

phellogenetic adjective
phellogenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of phellogen

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

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Associated words: cloop, phelloplastics, phelloplastic, subereous, suberin, phellogen. corn, n. maize, Indian corn; clavus. corner, n. angle, cusp, cantle, bight, coin, quoin, coigne; nook, recess, niche; direction, quarter. corner, v. nonplus, pose, perplex, confuse. cornerwise, adv. diagonally. cornhouse, n. granary. corporal, a. bodily, corporeal, material. corpse, n. remains, relics, cadaver; carcass; mummy.

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