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meristem

Noun

mer=i=stem

WORDNET DICTIONARY

meristem(n = noun.plant) Array - undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root; Array

meristem, n. [Gr. divisible.].

A tissue of growing cells, or cells capable of further division. [1913 Webster]

meristem, n. Bot. a plant tissue consisting of actively dividing cells forming new tissue.

Derivative

meristematic adj.

Etymology

Gk meristos divisible f. merizo divide f. meros part, after xylem

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