The Collaborative International Dictionary
Meride
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.
Wiktionary
meride
Etymology 1 n. (context music obsolete English) An interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave. Etymology 2
n. (context biology English) A colony of plastids.
Wikipedia
Meride
Meride is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.