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meristems
noun(mer-i-stem)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
meristems
noun(mer-i-stem)a meristem at the apex of a root or shoot that is responsible for increase in length
meristems
noun(mer-i-stem)the part of a primary apical meristem remaining after differentiation of protoderm and procambium
meristems
noun(mer-i-stem)meristem (such as procambium) derived from the apical meristem