MERISTEM

meristem

(noun) undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

meristem (plural meristems)

(botany) The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells that allows plant growth.

Anagrams

• mimester, mismeter, stemmier

Source: Wiktionary


Mer"i*stem, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A tissue of growing cells, or cells capable of further division.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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