Definition of Meristems

1. Noun. (plural of meristem) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Meristems

1. meristem [n] - See also: meristem

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meristems

merinos
meris
merises
merisis
merism
merismatic
merisms
merismus
merispore
meristem
meristematic
meristematically
meristemic
meristemoid
meristemoids
meristems (current term)
meristic
meristically
meristics
merit
merit badge
merit pay
merit system
meritable
merited
meritedly
merithallus
meriting
meriting(p)
meritless

Literary usage of Meristems

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

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1903)
"2620 meristems. 2640 Cytology. (See also L 6000-8700.) 2700 Cytoplasm. (See also L 6200.) 2740 Nucleus and Nuclear Division, ..."

2. Biotechnology: Gene Gun/Biolistic Technology: Bibliograhpy, January 1987 by Kim Guenther (1994)
"Xanthi leaves and sunflower apical meristems were wounded by microprojectile bombardment prior to application of Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains ..."

3. Gene Expression in Horticultural Crops: Bibliography January 1991-October 1992 by Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"An 18-kD polypeptide, P18, was isolated as a consequence of its accumulation in arrested floral meristems of ananthu mutant plants. ..."

4. The Origin of a Land Flora: A Theory Based Upon the Facts of Alternation by Frederick Orpen Bower (1908)
"Many years ago lI showed that a parallelism exists in the Filicales between their sporangial origin and the meristems of all the vegetative parts: that in ..."

5. Investigations of Infra-red Spectra by William Weber Coblentz (1908)
"Protuberance cut off, kb Development of supplementary meristems, m,, m. ... Differentiation of meristems into ring of secondary bundle-groups, 6,,62, 6:i, ..."

6. The Topography of the Chlorophyll Apparatus in Desert Plants by William Austin Cannon (1908)
"Appearance of supplementary meristems, m^,m2; position of groove,.?/ thick- c. ... Development of supplementary meristems, ml, m», m3, etc. e. ..."

7. Botany, with Agricultural Applications by John Nathan Martin (1920)
"The apical meri- stems are also known as primary meristems because they form ... the apical meristems (m), the nodes (re), and the short internodes (i). ..."

8. General Botany for Universities and Colleges by Hiram Delos Densmore (1920)
"The apical meristems which terminate the roots, the stems, ... The apical meristems also enable plants to r.end out new leaves and roots each season for the ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Meristems on Dictionary.com!Search for Meristems on Thesaurus.com!Search for Meristems on Google!Search for Meristems on Wikipedia!

Search