meristem
31meristem — Localized region of dividing cells that gives rise to the permanent tissues of a plant …
32meristem — meri·stem …
33meristem — mer•i•stem [[t]ˈmɛr əˌstɛm[/t]] n. bot embryonic tissue in plants; undifferentiated, growing, actively dividing cells • Etymology: 1870–75; < Gk merist(ós) divided, distributed + em < Gk ēma mer i•ste•mat′ic, adj …
34meristem — /ˈmɛristɛm/ (say mereestem) noun embryonic tissue; undifferentiated, growing, actively dividing cells. {Greek meristos divided + ēm(a), noun suffix} –meristematic /mɛrəstəˈmætɪk/ (say meruhstuh matik), adjective …
35Meristem — Me|ris|tem, das; s, e <griechisch> (Botanik pflanzliche Bildungsgewebe) …
36meristem — Undifferentiated but determined plant tissue, in which the cells are capable of active division and differentiation into specialized tissues such as shoots and roots …
37meristem — n. Bot. a plant tissue consisting of actively dividing cells forming new tissue. Derivatives: meristematic adj. Etymology: Gk meristos divisible f. merizo divide f. meros part, after xylem …
38apical meristem — meristem at the apex of a root or shoot. * * * …
39lateral meristem — meristem located along the sides of a part, as a stem or root. * * * …
40rib meristem — Meristem that gives rise to pith …
