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lateral meristem
noun
- meristem located along the sides of a part, as a stem or root.
lateral meristem
- One of the two meristems in vascular plants (the cork cambium and the vascular cambium) in which secondary growth occurs, resulting in increase in stem girth.
- Also called secondary meristem
- Compare primary meristemSee more at cambium
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