Definition of Histogen

1. interior plant tissue [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Histogen

histocompatibility
histocompatibility antigen
histocompatibility antigens
histocompatibility complex
histocompatibility gene
histocompatibility testing
histocompatible
histocyte
histocytochemistry
histocytological preparation techniques
histocytosis
histodifferentiation
histofluorescence
histogen (current term)
histogeneses
histogenesis
histogenetic
histogenic
histogenous
histogens
histogeny
histogram
histogramme
histogrammed
histogrammes
histogramming
histograms
histographer

Literary usage of Histogen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"... of cells split off from the epidermis outwards, constituting the root-cap; the root-cap and the root itself having in these cases a common histogen. ..."

2. Microscopic Botany: A Manual of the Microscope in Vegetable Histology by Eduard Strasburger (1887)
"Thus the epidermis, rind and vascular bundle of the stem in Hippuris have their own "histogen." There is, indeed, no single apical cell but each ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"In a brief paper entitled ' The histogen- esis of the Cerebellum,' CL Herrick notices the recent work of Dr. Shaper upon the cerebellum of ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"... retardation of growth was accompanied by a lack of coordination in histogen- esis, stoppage of cell-division, acceleration of tissue-differentiation, ..."

5. A Glossary of Botanic Terms, with Their Derivation and Accent by Benjamin Daydon Jackson (1905)
"... term for a common histogen which produces root-cap and root-epidermis in Phanerogams ; denn'al, relating to the outer covering ; ~ Tia'sue, ..."

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