1. of, relating to, or produced by cambium (the layer of growing tissue in plants that produces new wood and bark)
Usage: botanical term; technical

Examples

• The cambial layer is responsible for the tree's annual growth rings.
• Cambial activity increases during the growing season in spring and summer.
• Damage to the cambial tissue can harm the tree's ability to transport nutrients.
• Scientists study cambial cells to understand how trees grow and develop.
• The cambial zone contains actively dividing cells that form new xylem and phloem.