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merismatic, a. Biol.|mɛrɪzˈmætɪk| [f. mod.L. merisma, a. Gr. µέρισµα separated part, f. µερίζειν to divide into parts: see -atic. In Fr. mérismatique.] Of cells, tissues, etc.: Having the property of dividing into portions by the formation of internal partitions. Of processes: Involving this kind of division.
1849Rep. & Pap. Botany (Ray Soc.) 283 On merismatic Formation of Cells in the Development of Pollen. 1861H. Macmillan Footn. Page Nat. 185 Diatoms, which carry on the process of merismatic division. 1876Dunglison Med. Lex. s.v., ‘Merismatic multiplication or reproduction’; that which occurs by the splitting or division of cells or of whole beings. |