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n. - An organ in its earliest stage of development.

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  • A mass of cells form a structure called the primordium and these divide extensively as new plant organs and tissues are formed.
  • September 7th, 2006 at 12:33 pm primordium.org » Blog Archive » Wait A Minute says:
  • They know that all the different cells that form the gland arise from a single primordium.
  • September 27th, 2005 at 4: 56 pm primordium. org » Blog Archive » Who Is the Majority Now? says:
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