endarch

American

[en-dahrk] / ˈɛn dɑrk /

adjective

Botany.

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

endarch British

/ ˈɛndˌɑːk /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

endarchy noun

Etymology

Origin of endarch

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

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Similarly in the sporophylls of some cycads the bundles are endarch near the base and mesarch near the distal end of the stamen or carpel.

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