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phytomer

noun
phy·to·mer | \ˈfītəmə(r)\
plural phytomers\-mə(r)z \ also phytomera\fīˈtämərə \

Definition of phytomer 

: 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

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History and Etymology for phytomer

New Latin phytomeron, from phyt- + -meron (from Greek meros part)

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