meristematic

[ mer-uh-stuh-mat-ik ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. consisting of or having the properties of meristem.

Other Words From

• meri·ste·mati·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of meristematic¹

1880–85; meristemat-, base, in derivation, of meristem ( glossematics ) + -ic