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cambium layer Etymology: L, cambire, to exchange 1 the loose inner cellular layer of the periosteum that develops during ossification. 2 a cellular layer of formative tissue that lies between the wood and the bark in plants. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Pinyon Ips kill by boring through the outer bark, laying eggs that hatch into larvae that tunnel through the cambium layer, eventually girdling the tree if circumstances allow. Great sheets of bark were flying off the pine in all directions exposing the telltale boring channels of the mountain pine beetle in the cambium layer underneath. Outside this is the cambium layer, which produces new xylem and phloem cells. |
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