ple|rome

ple|rome
ple|rome «PLIHR ohm», noun.
Botany. the innermost region of an apical meristem, composed of actively dividing cells: »

Procambium or plerome originates the primary or first vascular bundles, the cambium, and sometimes the pith (Heber W. Youngken).

[< German Plerom < Greek plōma a filling < plēroûn to fill < plēs full]

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