vascular cambium
The unspecialized tissue one cell thick separating the xylem from the phloem, either within discrete vascular bundles or in the form of a continuous cylinder following secondary thickening. The cambium divides indefinitely to give new xylem and phloem.
This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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