英语词汇meristem的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	meristem
词源	meristem n. "growing cellular tissues of plants, actively dividing cell tissue," 1862, formed irregularly from Greek meristos "divided, divisible" (verbal adjective from merizein "to divide, distribute," from meros "a part, a share;" from PIE root (s)mer- (2) "to get a share of something") + ending from xylem, etc. Related: Meristematic. Entries linking to meristem* *(s)mer- 2 Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to get a share of something." It forms all or part of: demerit; emeritus; isomer; isomeric; meretricious; merism; meristem; merit; meritorious; mero-; monomer; Moira; polymer; turmeric. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Greek meros "part, lot," moira "share, fate," moros "fate, destiny, doom;" Hittite mark "to divide" a sacrifice; Latin merere, meriri "to earn, deserve, acquire, gain." xylem n. "woody tissue in higher plants," 1875, from German Xylem, coined from Greek xylon "wood" (see xylo-). updated on December 29, 2018
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