endarch
[ en-dahrk ]
adjectiveBotany.
(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
Origin of endarch
11895–1900; end- + -arch having a point of origin (as specified)
Other words from endarch
- end·ar·chy, noun
Words Nearby endarch
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British Dictionary definitions for endarch
endarch
/ (ˈɛndˌɑːk) /
adjective
botany (of a xylem strand) having the first-formed xylem internal to that formed later: Compare exarch 1
Origin of endarch
1C20: from endo- + Greek arkhē beginning
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