merismatic

adjective

mer·​is·​mat·​ic

¦merə̇z¦matik

1

botany : meristematic

2

zoology : dividing by formation of internal partitions

Word History

Etymology

Greek merismat-, merisma part (from merizein to divide) + English -ic

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