mesarch

mesarch
/mez"ahrk, mes"-, mee"zahrk, -sahrk/, adj.
1. Bot. (of a primary xylem or root) developing from both the periphery and the center; having the older cells surrounded by the younger cells.
2. Ecol. (of a sere) originating in a mesic habitat.
[1890-95; MES- + -ARCH]

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