By looking back at a past populated by beings of grotesque difference, humans could place themselves at the apical meristem—the growing tip—of the future.
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Meristem
Synonyms for "meristem" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(2 words)
apical regioncambial tissue
Adjective(1 words)
bud-forming tissue
Strong matches (4)
Related words (7)
Noun(7 words)
growth regiongrowth tissuelateral growth tissuemeristematic regionshoot apextip meristemundifferentiated tissue
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More general
2 entriesplant tissuetissue
More specific
10 entriesapical meristemcork cambiumground meristemintercalary meristemlateral meristemphellogenprocambiumroot apical meristemshoot apical meristemvascular cambium
Collocations
5 entriesapical meristemlateral meristemmeristematic tissueprimary growthsecondary growth
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
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