[mer-uh-stuh-mat-ik] 
| consisting of or having the properties of meristem. |
| mer·i·stem (měr'ĭ-stěm') n. The undifferentiated plant tissue from which new cells are formed, as that at the tip of a stem or root. [Greek meristos, divided (from merizein, to divide, from meris, division; see (s)mer-2 in Indo-European roots) + -em (as in xylem and phloem).] mer'i·ste·mat'ic (-stə-māt'ĭk) adj., mer'i·ste·mat'i·cal·ly adv. |
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