phellogen

[fel-uh-juh n]

noun Botany.

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

Origin of phellogen

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

Related formsphel·lo·ge·net·ic

[fel-uh-juh-net-ik] /ˌfɛl ə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, phel·lo·gen·ic

[fel-uh-jen-ik] /ˌfɛl əˈdʒɛn ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for phellogen

phellogen

noun

botany the technical name for cork cambium

Derived Formsphellogenetic (ˌfɛləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or phellogenic (ˌfɛləʊˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for phellogen

C19: from Greek phellos cork + -gen

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phellogen in Science

phellogen

[fĕl′ə-jən]

See cork cambium.