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Definitions for Meristem
[1] embryonic tissue in plants; undifferentiated, growing, actively dividing cells.
[2] a plant tissue responsible for growth, whose cells divide and differentiate to form the tissues and organs of the plant. Meristems occur within the stem (see cambium ) and leaves and at the tips of stems and roots
Words nearby Meristem
mering, meringue, merino, merionethshire, merisis, meristem, meristematic, meristic, merit, merit badge, merit pay
Origin of Meristem
1870–75; < Greek merist(ós ) divided, distributed (equivalent to *merid-, stem of merízein to divide into parts (derivative of méris part, share) + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -em < Greek -ēma termination of nouns denoting result of action; cf. -eme
Other words from Meristem
meristematic adjective (mĕr′ĭ-stə-măt′ ĭk )
Word origin for Meristem
C19: from Greek meristos divided, from merizein to divide, from meris portion