pericambium

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UK/pɛɹɪˈkæmbɪəm/

noun

A pericycle.

OriginGerman Pericambium →
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Meanings

nounpericambium (plural pericambia)

plural pericambia

  1. datedbiologyA pericycle.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
periphloem

Origin

  1. GermanPericambium
  2. Englishpericambium

A borrowing of the 19th-century (1868) German Pericambium (now spelt Perikambium), equivalent to the English peri- + cambium.

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APA

pericambium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericambium

MLA

“pericambium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericambium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pericambium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericambium.

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