Deme (dēm), n. [Gr. δη̑μοσ.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A territorial subdivision of Attica (also of modern Greece), corresponding to a township. Jowett (Thucyd.).
2. (Biol.) An undifferentiated aggregate of cells or plastids.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Deme (dēm), n. [Gr. δη̑μοσ.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A territorial subdivision of Attica (also of modern Greece), corresponding to a township. Jowett (Thucyd.).
2. (Biol.) An undifferentiated aggregate of cells or plastids.