meristogenous

adjective

meri·​stog·​e·​nous

¦merə¦stäjənəs

: arising from a single hyphal cell or a group of adjacent hyphal cells by repeated cross and longitudinal divisions (as in the development of certain pycnidia) compare symphogenous

Word History

Etymology

Greek meristos divided, divisible + English -genous

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