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end⋅arch

[en-dahrk]
–adjective Botany.
(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.

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


end⋅ar⋅chy, noun
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end·arch   (ěn'därk')   
adj.  Of or relating to a xylem whose early development is toward the center.

[end(o)- + Greek arkhē, beginning (from arkhein, to begin, rule).]
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