endarch
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endarch
(ˈɛndˌɑːk)adj
(Botany) botany (of a xylem strand) having the first-formed xylem internal to that formed later. Compare exarch1
[C20: from endo- + Greek arkhē beginning]
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end•arch
(ˈɛn dɑrk)adj.
(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
[1895–1900; end- + -arch having a point of origin]
end′ar•chy, n.
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