Phellogen

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The tissue of young cells that produces the phellem. countable, uncountable

    "We distinguish between primary bark (originating from primary meristems - protoderm, ground meristem and procambium) and secondary bark (originating from secondary meristems - the vascular cambium, the phellogen, and dilatation meristem)."

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cork cambium

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"We distinguish between primary bark (originating from primary meristems - protoderm, ground meristem and procambium) and secondary bark (originating from secondary meristems - the vascular cambium, the phellogen, and dilatation meristem)."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φελλός (phellós, “cork”) + -gen.

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