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mestome

mestome noun: the conducting tissue, comprising leptome and hadrome, associated with the parenchyma of an organ.

Noun

mestome (uncountable)

  1. The conducting tissue, comprising leptome and hadrome, associated with the parenchyma of an organ
    • Expression of QTL12 has been reported to confer partial resistance via delayed movement of RYMV into mestome (bundle sheath cells; [214]).2015, Merike Sõmera et al., “Overview on Sobemoviruses and a Proposal for the Creation of the Family Sobemoviridae”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI

Forms of mestome

alternative formmestom

Origin of mestome

From Ancient Greek μεστός (mestós, “full”) + -ome.

Questions about mestome

What does mestome mean?
Mestome means the conducting tissue, comprising leptome and hadrome, associated with the parenchyma of an organ.
What part of speech is mestome?
Mestome is a noun.

Words near mestome in the dictionary

  1. mestizos de sangley
  2. Mestizx
  3. mestnichestvo
  4. mesto
  5. mestom
  6. mestome
  7. mestranol
  8. Mestre
  9. mesudipine
  10. Mesudiye
  11. mesugaki

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