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Meristem
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Definition
: A group of plant cells that are capable of dividing infinitely and whose main function is the production of new growth at the growing tip of a root or stem. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)
coord with specific plant
Examples
Cambium
Other names
Root Tip; Tips, Root; Tip, Root; Root Tips; Meristems