periclinal

adjective

peri·​cli·​nal

¦perə¦klīnᵊl

1

: parallel to the surface or circumference of an organ compare anticlinal

2

: quaquaversal

3

of a plant chimera : having tissue of one kind completely surrounded by another kind compare sectorial

periclinally

-ᵊlē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Greek periklinēs sloping on all sides (from peri- + -klinēs, from klinein to lean, slope) + English -al

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