'Meride' definitions:

Definition of 'Meride'

From: GCIDE

Meride \Mer"ide\ (? or ?), n. [Gr. ? a part.] (Biol.) A permanent colony of cells or plastids which may remain isolated, like Rotifer, or may multiply by gemmation to form higher aggregates, termed zoides. --Perrier. [1913 Webster]