endarch

[ en-dahrk ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. (of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.

endarch

/ ˈɛndˌɑːk /

adjective

1. botany (of a xylem strand) having the first-formed xylem internal to that formed later Compare exarch 1

Other Words From

• endar·chy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of endarch¹

1895–1900; end- + -arch having a point of origin (as specified)

Word History and Origins

Origin of endarch¹

C20: from endo- + Greek arkhē beginning