Etymology

cambium

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Today it means: A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems. Full definition →

Late Latin cambium
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromcambium“a change”
  2. English todaycambium

Borrowed from Late Latin cambium (“a change”), from Gaulish. Doublet of change.

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