01 n. A series of formative cells lying outside of the wood proper and inside of the inner bark. The growth of new wood takes place in the cambiu…
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A series of formative cells lying outside of the wood proper and inside of the inner bark. The growth of new wood takes place in the cambium, which is very soft.(Bot.)
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A fancied nutritive juice, formerly supposed to originate in the blood, to repair losses of the system, and to promote its increase.(Med.)