cam·bi·um
noun/ˈkæmbiəm/
/ˈkæmbiəm/
[uncountable, countable] (plural cambia
(specialist)/ˈkæmbiə/
/ˈkæmbiə/
or cambiums)- a layer of cells inside the stem of a plant. Cambium cells grow into material that is needed to feed the plant.
Topics Plants and treesc2植物茎内的一层细胞。形成层细胞生长成植物所需的物质。 Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting one of the alimentary humours once supposed to nourish the body): from medieval Latin, ‘change, exchange’.