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Plant tissues other than those of the vascular system and the dermal tissues. Composed of relatively undifferentiated cells.
Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.
ground tissue
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ground meristem — ground′ mer istem n. bot an area of primary growing tissue, at the stem tips of a plant, that develops into pith and cortex … From formal English to slang
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ground meristem — n. the basic primary tissue of the growing tip of a stem or root, excluding the epidermis and vascular bundles, which gives rise to the cortex, rays, and pith … English World dictionary
