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Meristem

Medical Definition: A group of plant cells that are capable of dividing infinitely and whose main function is the production of new growth at the growing tip of a root or stem. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)
Guide Notes: coord with specific plant
Also Called: Root Tip
Previously Indexed: Plants (1966-1994)

Meristem Medical Definitions and Terms

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