endarch

[ en-dahrk ]
/ ˈɛn dɑrk /

adjective Botany.

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

Origin of endarch

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

OTHER WORDS FROM endarch

end·ar·chy, noun

Words nearby endarch

endanger, endangered, endangered species, endangiitis, endaortitis, endarch, endarterectomy, endarteritis, endarterium, endaural, endbrain

British Dictionary definitions for endarch

endarch
/ (ˈɛndˌɑːk) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for endarch

C20: from endo- + Greek arkhē beginning