histogen

[ his-tuh-juh n, -jen ]

/ ˈhɪs tə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun Botany.

a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.

Nearby words

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histocytosis,
histodialysis,
histodifferentiation,
histogenesis,
histogenetic,
histogenous,
histogram,
histographic

Origin of histogen

First recorded in 1920–25; histo- + -gen

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Examples from the Web for histogen

Histog′eny, the formation and development of tissues—also Histogen′esis; Histog′raphy, a description of the tissues.
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British Dictionary definitions for histogen

histogen

/ (ˈhɪstəˌdʒɛn) /

noun

(formerly) any of three layers in an apical meristem that were thought to give rise to the different parts of the plant: the apical meristem is now regarded as comprising two layersSee corpus, tunica

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