Definition of Meristematic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the meristem ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Meristematic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Meristematic

1. Pertaining (in fungi) to an area (meristem) of the hyphae or of other specialised structures from which new growth occurs. Origin: G. Merisein, to divide (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meristematic

meringuelike
meringues
meringuey
merino
merino sheep
merinos
meris
merises
merisis
merism
merismatic
merisms
merismus
merispore
meristem
meristematic (current term)
meristematically
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meristemoid
meristemoids
meristems
meristic
meristically
meristics
merit
merit badge
merit pay
merit system
meritable
merited

Literary usage of Meristematic

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

1. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"325), remain meristematic ; divisions by means of tangential walls Гц*. 194. ... The meristematic annular zone, which is thus formed from the bundles, ..."

2. Strasburger's Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger, Hans Fitting (1921)
"and layers of variously shaped formative cells, which at first retain the general characters of meristematic cells (Figs. 100, 102, 157). ..."

3. Transposable Elements in Plants: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and Bibliography by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"In roots, the meristematic tip region and vascular tissues stained intensively. Selected transformants were grown up to maturity, and second-generation ..."

4. An Introduction to Cytology by Lester Whyland Sharp (1921)
"As a general rule these meristematic cells are without large vacuoles or other conspicuous products of differentiation, and are separated by no ..."

5. Text-book of Botany and Pharmacognosy by Henry Kraemer (1908)
"With the growth in thickness of the stems and roots of Dicotyledons other meristematic cells known as SECONDARY MERISTEMS arise. These arc of two kinds: (i) ..."

6. A Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger (1898)
"The vascular bundles are developed from strands of meristematic tissue which are called PRO- CAMBIUM STRANDS. In those portions of plants which still retain ..."

7. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1916)
"It may be that the very slow aging of the meristematic tissues of plants, as compared with that of cells which cease to divide, is associated with the ..."

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