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phellogen
[ fel-uh-juhn ]
/ ˈfɛl ə dʒən /
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noun Botany.
cork cambium, a layer of tissue or secondary meristem external to the true cambium, giving rise to cork tissue.
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Origin of phellogen
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/, adjectiveWords nearby phellogen
Phebe, Phèdre, Pheidippides, phellem, phelloderm, phellogen, phelonion, Phelps, phenacaine, phenacetin, phenacite
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British Dictionary definitions for phellogen
Derived forms of phellogen
phellogenetic (ˌfɛləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or phellogenic (ˌfɛləʊˈdʒɛnɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for phellogen
C19: from Greek phellos cork + -gen
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Scientific definitions for phellogen
phellogen
[ fĕl′ə-jən ]
See cork cambium.
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