Apical meristem

Apical meristems are composed of several layers. The number of layers varies according to plant type. In general the outermost layer is called the tunica while the innermost layers are the corpus.
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apical meristem -- Group of cells at the growing tip of a branch or root. It divides cells to create new tissues.
archegonium -- The organ on a gametophyte plant which produces the egg cell, and nurtures the young sporophyte.
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apical meristem
A group of plant cells that are found at the growing tip of a root or a stem. These cells are capable of dividing indefinitely and their main function is the production of new growth.
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apical meristem A meristem (embryonic tissue) at the tip of a shoot or root that is responsible for increasing the plant's length.
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apical meristem
(ay-pik-ul mare-eh-stem) [L. apex, top + Gk. meristos, divided]
Embryonic plant tissue in the tips of roots and in the buds of shoots that supplies cells for the plant to grow in length.
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apical meristem A group of cells at the tip of the stem and root that give rise by cell division to the primary tissues and are ultimately responsible for the structural organization of the entire primary plant body.
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the apical meristems at the growing points of roots and stems.
the secondary meristems (lateral buds) at the nodes of stems (where branching occurs) [View], and in some plants, ...
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Phloem is produced in phases. Primary phloem is laid down by the apical meristem. Secondary phloem is laid down by the vascular cambium to the inside of the established layer(s) of phloem.
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Plants, however, have an apical meristem located at the tip of every root and stem that remains totipotent. They have other meristems that are also totipotent.
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