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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
meristem /ˈmɛrɪstɛm/

▶noun Botany a region of plant tissue consisting of actively dividing cells.

– derivatives
meristematic /-stəˈmatɪk/ adjective.

– origin C19: from Gk meristos ‘divisible’ + -em on the pattern of xylem.

'meristem' also found in these Oxford entries:

intercalary - periclinal

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