n., pl., -bi·ums, or -bi·a (-bē-ə).
A lateral meristem in vascular plants, including the vascular cambium and cork cambium, that forms parallel rows of cells resulting in secondary tissues.
[Medieval Latin, exchange, from Late Latin cambīre, cambiāre, to exchange, of Celtic origin.]
cambial cam'bi·al adj.
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