ground meristem

ground meristem

noun Botany.
an area of primary meristematic tissue, emerging from and immediately behind the apical meristem, that develops into the pith and the cortex.

Origin:
1935–40
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Ground meristem is always a great word to know.
So is vascular plants. Does it mean:
organism that has a nucleus containing genetic material
plants with the vascular tissues xylem and phloem for transporting water and nutrients
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ground meristem  
The primary meristem in vascular plants that gives rise to the nonvascular tissues, such as cortex, pericycle, and pith. Within the seeds of angiosperms, it surrounds the procambium.
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