MERISTEM


Meaning of MERISTEM in English

noun Etymology: Greek meristos divided (from merizein to divide, from meros) + English -em (as in system) Date: 1872 a formative plant tissue usually made up of small cells capable of dividing indefinitely and giving rise to similar cells or to cells that differentiate to produce the definitive tissues and organs, ~atic adjective ~atically adverb

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster.      Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер.