phytomer

noun

phy·​to·​mer

ˈfītəmə(r)

plural phytomers

-mə(r)z

also phytomera

fīˈtämərə

: one of the individual structural units that in serial arrangement make up the body of a plant

a bud-bearing node is a typical phytomer

Word History

Etymology

New Latin phytomeron, from phyt- + -meron (from Greek meros part)

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