polyarch

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, many) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, beginning).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɑliˈɑɹk/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɒliˈɑːk/

Noun

polyarch (plural polyarchs or polyarches)

  1. (rare) A state of many rulers, many leaders.
  2. (botany) A root that has many xylem bundles.

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References

  • polyarch, in A Dictionary of Scientific Terms: Pronunciation, Derivation, and Definitions, by Isabella Ferguson Henderson, William Dawson Henderson, 1924, page 247.

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