| endorhiza | <botany> Any monocotyledonous plant; so named because many monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo. Endorhiza was proposed by Richard as a substitute for the term endogen, and exorhiza as a substitute for the term exogen; but they have not been generally adopted. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Within + root. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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