cambium

n. 形成层 [医] 新生层, 新生组织, 形成层(植)

发音

UK /ˈkambɪəm/
US /ˈkeə̯m.biˌəm/
US /ˈkæm.biˌəm/

词形变化

cambia cambiums 复数 cambiums cambia 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.

    可数 不可数 生物 植物学
  2. 2.

    Periosteum, a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones

    可数 不可数 医学
  3. 3.

    One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs.

    可数 废旧 不可数

    The radical or innate is daily supplied by nourishment, which some call cambium, and make those secondary humours of ros and gluten to maintain it […]

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

stratum vascular tissue

整体词 1

periosteum

相关短语

cork cambium [医] 栓皮形成层 wound cambium

词源

Borrowed from Late Latin cambium (“a change”), from Gaulish. Doublet of change.

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