Meristem

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016977",
  "term": "Meristem",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. 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.\n\n2. The undifferentiated, growing parts of plants, consisting of groups of cells capable of actively dividing.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990; NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)",
    "USGS Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources Vol. 2 Glossary at http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/sandt/Glossary.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/meristem/"
}