intercalary meristem
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intercalary meristem — noun : a meristem developing between regions of mature or permanent tissue (as at the base of the grass leaf) compare apical meristem, lateral meristem * * * Bot. meristem in the internode of a stem … Useful english dictionary
intercalary meristem — noun A meristem found as a slice within an organ and allowing lengthening in a middle position … Wiktionary
Meristem — Tunica Corpus model of the apical meristem (growing tip). The epidermal (L1) and subepidermal (L2) layers form the outer layers called the tunica. The inner L3 layer is called the corpus. Cells in the L1 and L2 layers divide in a sideways fashion … Wikipedia
meristem — /mer euh stem /, n. Bot. embryonic tissue in plants; undifferentiated, growing, actively dividing cells. [1870 75; < Gk merist(ós) divided, distributed (equiv. to *merid , s. of merízein to divide into parts (deriv. of méris part, share) + tos v … Universalium
intercalary — [ɪn tə:kəl(ə)ri, ˌɪntə kal(ə)ri] adjective 1》 (of a day or month) inserted in the calendar to harmonize it with the solar year, e.g. 29 February. 2》 (of an academic period) additional to the standard course and taken at a different institution.… … English new terms dictionary
apical meristem — noun : a meristem located at the apex of a root or shoot and responsible for increase in length of the organ compare intercalary meristem, lateral meristem * * * meristem at the apex of a root or shoot. * * * apical meristem noun (botany) A group … Useful english dictionary
lateral meristem — noun : a meristem (as the cambium and cork cambium) that is arranged parallel to the sides of an organ and that is responsible for increase in diameter of the organ compare apical meristem, intercalary meristem * * * meristem located along the… … Useful english dictionary
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
Tissue (biology) — This article is about biological tissue. For other uses, see Tissue. Cross section of sclerenchyma fibers in plant ground tissue … Wikipedia
Embryophyte — Land plants Temporal range: Late Silurian–Recent[1][2] (Spores from Dapingian (early Middle Ordovician) … Wikipedia
