endarch

[ en-dahrk ]

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

Origin of endarch

1
1895–1900; 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
  1. botany (of a xylem strand) having the first-formed xylem internal to that formed later: Compare exarch 1

Origin of endarch

1
C20: from endo- + Greek arkhē beginning

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