Meristems
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004015
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004015 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2014; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Plant tissues; Apical meristems; Cambium; Flower primordia; Leaf meristems; Root meristems; Shoot meristems |
| Translations | Spanish: meristemas |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004015",
"term": "Meristems",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"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.",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"plant tissues",
"apical meristems",
"cambium",
"flower primordia",
"leaf meristems",
"root meristems",
"shoot meristems"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2014",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "meristemas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/meristems/"
}
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