INITIAL

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in·i·tial / iˈnishəl/ • adj. existing or occurring at the beginning: our initial impression was favorable. ∎  (of a letter) at the beginning of a word. • n. (usu. initials) the first letter of a name or word, typically a person's name or a word forming part of a phrase: they carved their initials into the tree trunk. • v. (-tialed , -tial·ing ; Brit. -tialled, -tial·ling) [tr.] mark or sign (a document) with one's initials, esp. in order to authorize or validate it. ∎  agree to or ratify (a treaty or contract) by signing it.

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initial pert. to a or the beginning. XVI. — L. initiālis, f. initium beginning, f. init-, pp. stem of inīre enter upon, begin, f. IN-1 + īre go, rel. to Skr. éti, Gr. eīmi; see -AL1.
So initiate XVII. initiation XV. — L. initiative sb. XVIII. — F. initiatory XVII.

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T. F. HOAD. "initial." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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initial A meristem cell that is actively dividing. Each division yields 1 differentiated cell which joins the main body of specialized plant tissue and 1 cell that retains its meristematic (see MERISTEM) qualities and is, therefore, available to be the initial for a further division.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "initial." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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initial One of a group of cells (or, in lower plants, a single cell) that divides to produce the cells of a plant tissue or organ. The cells of the apical meristem, cambium, and cork cambium are initials.

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