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Phellogen

[fel-uh-juhn]

phel·lo·gen

[fel-uh-juhn]
noun Botany.
cork cambium, a layer of tissue or secondary meristem external to the true cambium, giving rise to cork tissue.

Origin:
1870–75; < Greek phelló(s) cork + -gen

phel·lo·ge·net·ic [fel-uh-juh-net-ik] , phel·lo·gen·ic [fel-uh-jen-ik] , adjective
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phellogen (ˈfɛlədʒən)
 
n
botany the technical name for cork cambium
 
[C19: from Greek phellos cork + -gen]
 
phellogenetic
 
adj
 
phellogenic
 
adj

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phellogen   (fěl'ə-jən)  Pronunciation Key 
See cork cambium.
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