Etymology

plerome

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Today it means: The central portion of the apical meristem in a growing plant root or stem which, according to the histogen theory, gives rise to the endodermis and stele. Full definition →

German Plerom ← Ancient Greek πλήρωμᾰ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπλήρωμᾰ“that which fills, a complement; a filling up, a completing”
  2. German · borrowed fromPlerom
  3. English todayplerome

Borrowed from German Plerom + English -ome (suffix denoting a mass of something). Plerom is derived from Pleroma (obsolete), from Ancient Greek πλήρωμᾰ (plḗrōmă, “that which fills, a complement; a filling up, a completing”): see further at pleroma.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπλήρωμᾰ all →

pleroma

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