"meristem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meristems [plural]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Meristem}} German Meristem, {{der|en|grc|μεριστός||divided}} Ancient Greek μεριστός (meristós, “divided”), {{af|grc|μέρος|στέμμα|nocat=1|t2=wreath, garland}} μέρος (méros) + στέμμα (stémma, “wreath, garland”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} meristem (plural meristems)
  1. (botany) The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells that allows plant growth. Wikipedia link: Carl Nägeli, en:meristem Categories (topical): Botany, Plant anatomy, Plant tissues Derived forms: adaxial meristem, apical meristem, intercalary meristem, lateral meristem, meristematic, meristematically, plate meristem Translations (zone of active cell division): meristeem [neuter] (Dutch), meristemo (Esperanto), kasvusolukko (Finnish), méristème [masculine] (French), Meristem [neuter] (German), μερίστωμα (merístoma) [neuter] (Greek), merisztéma (Hungarian), meristemo (Ido), meristema [masculine] (Italian), 分裂組織 (bunretsusoshiki) (alt: ぶんれつそしき) (Japanese), 분열조직 (bunyeoljojik) (Korean), مریستم (merīstem) [singular] (Persian), سرلاد (sarlād) [singular] (Persian), tkanka twórcza [feminine] (Polish), merystem [masculine] (Polish), meristema [masculine] (Portuguese), meristem [neuter] (Romanian), meristemo [masculine] (Spanish), meristema [masculine] (Spanish), hatianan (Tagalog), meristem (Turkish)

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