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mesarch definition

mes·arch (mes′ärk′, mez′-)

adjective

  1. Bot. having the primary xylem maturing from the center toward both the interior and exterior of the stem, as in certain ferns
  2. 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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