phellogen

[ fel-uh-juh n ]

/ ˈfɛl ə dʒən /

noun Botany.

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

Words nearby phellogen

pheba, phebe, pheidippides, phellem, phelloderm, phellogen, phelonion, phelps, phemister graft, phenacaine, phenacetin

Origin of phellogen

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

OTHER WORDS FROM phellogen

phel·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

/ (ˈfɛlədʒən) /

noun

botany the technical name for cork cambium

Derived forms of phellogen

phellogenetic (ˌfɛləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or phellogenic (ˌfɛləʊˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for phellogen

C19: from Greek phellos cork + -gen

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Scientific definitions for phellogen

phellogen

[ fĕl′ə-jən ]

See cork cambium.