procambium

American  

[proh-kam-bee-uhm] / proʊˈkæm bi əm /

noun

Botany.

1. the meristem from which vascular bundles are developed.

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procambium British  

/ prəʊˈkæmbɪəm /

noun

1. undifferentiated plant tissue, just behind the growing tip in stems and roots, that develops into conducting tissues

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procambium Scientific  

/ prō-kăm′bē-əm /

1. The primary meristem in vascular plants that gives rise to primary vascular tissues (phloem and xylem).

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Other Word Forms

• procambial adjective

Etymology

Origin of procambium

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; pro- ¹, cambium

Example Sentences

They show that cambial precursor cells, also known as procambium cells, are specified by a complex molecular network of plant hormones, transcription-factor proteins and microRNAs.

From Nature

Miyashima et al.3 and Smetana et al.4 studied the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, and report their analysis of the development of a tissue called the cambium, which generates cells of the water- and nutrient-transporting systems — the xylem and phloem, respectively. a, Miyashima and colleagues studied young roots to investigate how procambium cells proliferate.

From Nature

The studies by Smetana, Miyashima and their respective colleagues analysed the root procambium, which originates in the embryo.

From Nature

They are made of protoplasm and are called the "procambium strands," Fig.

From Project Gutenberg

P, pith; PB, primary bast; SB, secondary bast; C, cambium; PR, pith ray; PW, primary wood; SW, secondary wood; PS, procambium strands.

From Project Gutenberg