Merismatic

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

  Merismatic \Mer`is*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ? division, fr. ? part.]
     (Biol.)
     Dividing into cells or segments; characterized by separation
     into two or more parts or sections by the formation of
     internal partitions; as, merismatic growth, where one cell
     divides into many.


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