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)