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.
Origin of ground meristem
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby ground meristem
ground lamella,
ground landlord,
ground level,
ground log,
ground loop,
ground meristem,
ground observer,
ground owl,
ground pea,
ground pine,
ground pink
Scientific definitions for ground meristem
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.