endarchy

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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endarch (ˈɛndˌɑːk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
botany Compare exarch (of a xylem strand) having the first-formed xylem internal to that formed later
 
[C20: from endo- + Greek arkhē beginning]

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