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Definition of: meristem
(mer′ə·stem) noun Bot.
Plant tissue in process of formation; vegetable cells in a state of active division and growth, as those at the apex of growing stems and roots. [<Gk. meristos divided <merizein divide <meros part]
—mer′i·ste·mat′ic (-stə·mat′ik) adjective
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