English Explanatory Dictionary

meristem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells that allows plant growth.

Word forms

meristem meristems

Etymology

From German Meristem, from Ancient Greek μεριστός (meristós, “divided”), from μερίζω (merízō), from μέρος (méros) + στέμμα (stémma, “wreath, garland”). First used in 1858 by Swiss botanist Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli (1817–1891).

Derived words

adaxial meristem apical meristem en intercalary meristem lateral meristem meristematic meristematically meristemic meristemless meristemoid plate meristem promeristem
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