ˈfeləjə̇n, -ˌjen noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phello- + -gen
: a secondary meristem that initiates phellem and phelloderm in the periderm — called also cork cambium
• phel·lo·gen·et·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷jə̇|ned.ik adjective
• phel·lo·gen·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jenik adjective