mesarch
mesarch definition
mes·arch (mes′ärk′, mez′-)
adjective
- Bot. having the primary xylem maturing from the center toward both the interior and exterior of the stem, as in certain ferns
- Ecol. beginning in a moderately moist habitat
Etymology: mes- + Gr archē, beginning
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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