sentence: Apical meristems are very small, compared to the cylinder-shaped lateral meristems.
sentences_before: Specifically, an active apical meristem lays down a growing root or shoot behind itself, pushing itself forward.
sentences_after: The shoot apical meristem'. Cambridge University Press.
concept_name: apical meristem
headings: Meristem Apical meristem
categories: Plant anatomy