meristem

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === === Noun === meristem (plural meristems) (botany) The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells that allows plant growth. Coordinate term: cambium ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === mimester, mismeter, mismetre, stemmier == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French méristème. === Noun === meristem n (plural meristeme) meristem ==== Declension ====