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primary meristem

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noun

Botany.

  1. primary tissue derived from an apical meristem.

primary meristem Scientific  

  1. One of the three meristems in vascular plants (the procambium, protoderm, or ground meristem) derived from an apical meristem.

  2. Compare lateral meristem See more at apical meristem primary growth

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These three types of meristem are considered primary meristem because they allow growth in length or height, which is known as primary growth.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

It isn't interest in apical cell or primary meristem that makes me fret to return to Prof. Darmstetter!

From The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day by Stark, Harriet

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