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

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Example Sentences

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growing point

Opposition to AI datacenters has been a growing point of worry for many, but not all voters.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

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

Here is the growing point of reality, the fons emanationis of truth and worth and being, evidencing its power not as it were in increase of bulk, but in the enhancing of value.

From Progress and History by Francis Sydney Marvin

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