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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.
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of ground meristem1
First recorded in 1935–40
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