| n. | 1. | (Bot.) A series of formative cells lying outside of the wood proper and inside of the inner bark. The growth of new wood takes place in the cambium, which is very soft. |
| 2. | (Med.) A fancied nutritive juice, formerly supposed to originate in the blood, to repair losses of the system, and to promote its increase. |
| Noun | 1. | cambium - formative one-cell-thick layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth |
| 2. | cambium - the inner layer of the periosteum |
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