mestome

noun

mes·​tome

ˈmeˌstōm

variants or less commonly mestom

-täm

plural -s

of a vascular plant

: the conducting tissues comprising leptome and hadrome compare stereome

Word History

Etymology

German mestom, from Greek mestos full + German -om -ome; akin to Greek medea, mezea, mēdea, plural, male genitals, Middle Irish mess acorns, Welsh mes, plural, acorns, and perhaps to Middle Irish mess fosterling

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