BLASTEMA


Meaning of BLASTEMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bla-ˈstē-mə ]

noun

( plural -mas or blas·te·ma·ta -mə-tə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek blastēma offshoot, from blastanein

Date: circa 1823

: a mass of undifferentiated cells capable of growth and differentiation

• blas·te·mal -məl or blas·te·mat·ic ˌblas-tə-ˈma-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.