Cork cambium results in the formation of cork which becomes impermeable to water due to the accumulation of

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Cork cambium is a secondary lateral meristem that may arise from permanent living cells of hypodermis or outer cortex. It is composed of a single layer of meristematic cells. Its cells divide tangentially and periclinally towards the outer face and produce cork cells. These cells are compactly arranged and have thin cellulose walls in the beginning. As they mature there is a gradual loss of living matter and cells get elongated radially, vertically or tangentially. The cell walls become thick because of development