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

When cut from the top, the growing point for the taproot is removed, however the growing tip for new leaves is not.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 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

Germ, a growing point; a young bud; sometimes the same as embryo, 127.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa