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meristem definition

meri·stem (mer′ə stem′)

noun

undifferentiated plant tissue, as the growing tips of roots and stems, the cambium, etc., consisting of actively growing and dividing cells that give rise to various permanent tissues

Etymology: < Gr meristos, divided < merizein, to divide < meros, a part (see merit) + -ēm(a), n. suffix

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