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Cambium: A lateral meristem in plants. Types of cambiums include vascular, cork, and intercalary.

Cork Cambium: A layer of lateral meristematic tissue between the cork and the phloem in the bark of woody plants.

Vascular Cambium: A layer of lateral meristematic tissue between the xylem and phloem in the stems of woody plants. Lateral meristem tissue in plants that produces secondary growth.

Muscadine: Is a native American species of grapevine commonly found in the Southern states of the U.S. and Mexico. Technically classified as 'Muscadinia rotundifolia', this genus has 40 chromosomes as . . . View Full Definition

Vascular Bundle: Groups of xylem, phloem and cambium cells in stems of plants descended from the procambium embryonic tissue layer.

Secondary Phloem: Phloem produced by the vascular cambium in a woody plant stem or root.

Growth Rings: Features of woody stems produced by plants growing in areas with seasonal (as opposed to year-long) growth. The growth ring marks the position of the vascular cambium at the cessation of the . . . View Full Definition

Secondary (Lateral) Meristems: Plant meristems that produce secondary growth from a cambium.

Secondary Growth: Cells in a plant that are produced by a cambium. Increase in girth of a plant due to the action of lateral meristems such as the vascular cambium. The main cell produced in secondary growth . . . View Full Definition

Secondary Xylem: Xylem produced by the vascular cambium in a woody plant stem or root; wood.