phellogen
[
fel
-
uh
-j
uh
n]
/ˈfɛl ə dʒən/
noun
,
Botany
1.
cork cambium, a layer of tissue or secondary meristem external to the true cambium, giving rise to cork tissue.
Origin
1870-75;
<
Greek
phelló
(
s
) cork +
-gen
Related forms
phellogenetic
[fel-
uh
-j
uh
-
net
-ik]
/ˌfɛl ə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/
(
Show IPA
),
phellogenic
[fel-
uh
-
jen
-ik]
/ˌfɛl əˈdʒɛn ɪk/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
phellogen
phellogen
/
ˈfɛlədʒən
/
noun
1.
(
botany
)
the technical name for
cork cambium
Derived Forms
phellogenetic
(
ˌfɛləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk
),
phellogenic
(
ˌfɛləʊˈdʒɛnɪk
)
adjective
Word Origin
C19: from Greek
phellos
cork +
-gen
phellogen
in Science
phellogen
(fěl'ə-jən)
See
cork cambium
.