meristem.
The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells that allows plant growth.
Meaning & usage
The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells that allows plant growth.
Where this word comes from
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).
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