plerome

noun

ple·​rome

ˈpliˌrōm

variants or less commonly plerom

-irəm

plural -s

1

: the central core of primary meristem of a plant or plant part that according to the histogen theory gives rise to the stele

2

: the stelar region in a root tip

Word History

Etymology

German plerom, from Late Latin pleroma

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