growing point

American  

noun

Botany.

1. the undifferentiated end of a root, shoot, or vegetative axis consisting of a single cell or group of cells that divide to form primary meristematic tissue.

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Etymology

Origin of growing point

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

It is a growing point of tension in the climate movement, as the pursuits of billionaires come under heightened scrutiny more broadly.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2022

That’s a growing point of emphasis with bill payers like insurers and employers.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

Foreign journalists in China have become a growing point of tension in recent years.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2020

Standards are a growing point of conflict for the global internet, and they have been for some time.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2020

The growing point of the law had been here and to some extent growth was still going on through this means.

From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe