lateral meristem
noun
meristem located along the sides of a part, as a stem or root.
Words nearby lateral meristem
Scientific definitions for lateral meristem
lateral meristem
One of the two meristems in vascular plants (the cork cambium and the vascular cambium) in which secondary growth occurs, resulting in increase in stem girth. Also called secondary meristem Compare primary meristem. See more at cambium secondary growth.