meristem
— Noun
– English
～ undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root
merit
— Noun
– English
～ any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"
merit
— Noun
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～ the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"
merit badge
— Noun
– English
～ a badge award to Boy Scouts in recognition of special projects
meritable
— Adjective
– English
～ deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"
merited
— Adjective
– English
～ properly deserved; "a merited success"
meritless
— Adjective
– English
～ without merit; of little or no value or use; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
meritocracy
— Noun
– English
～ the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
meritocracy
— Noun
– English
～ a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
meritocratic
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy; "meritocratic society"
meritorious
— Adjective
– English
～ deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"
meritoriously
— Adverb
– English
～ in a meritorious manner; "he served his country meritoriously"
meritoriousness
— Noun
– English
～ the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"
Meriwether Lewis
— Noun
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～ United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809)
merl
— Noun
– English
～ common black European thrush
Merlangus merlangus
— Noun
– English
～ a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus