Blastema

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blastema \Blas*te"ma\, n.; pl. {Blastemata}. [Gr. bla`sthma bud,
     sprout.] (Biol.)
     The structureless, protoplasmic tissue of the embryo; the
     primitive basis of an organ yet unformed, from which it
     grows.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blastema
       n : a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body
           part develops
       [also: {blastemata} (pl)]