单词 | growing point |
释义 | > as lemmasgrowing point growing point n. (see quot.); also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > shoot, sprout, or branch > [noun] > tip from which new growth emerges apex1835 growing point1835 mantle1884 1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 2) i. ii. 56 They [sc. the leaf-buds] consist of scales imbricated over each other..and surrounding a minute cellular axis, or growing point. 1880 S. H. Vines tr. K. Prantl Elem. Text-bk. Bot. ii. 64 The growing end or apex of an organ, such as a root or a stem, is called the growing-point (punctum vegetationis). 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 138 The terminal portion of an organ with permanent apical growth, consisting entirely of primary meristem, is termed the Growing Point or ‘Punctum Vegetationis’. 1948 Mind 57 103 I shall..indicate what seem to me the growing points in his theory. 1959 Listener 15 Jan. 108/2 Muir..had truly perceived where lay the growing~point of poetry in our time. 1962 Punch 28 Feb. 343/2 Secondary Modern..is undoubtedly one of the ‘growing points’ in English education. < as lemmas |
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