See Also: periclinal(dictionary)

periclinal (iou)



periclinal adjective & noun. L19.
[from Greek periklines sloping on all sides, formed as PERI- + klines sloping, from klinein to lean, slope: see -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Geology. Sloping in all directions from a central point. L19.
Botany. Of a cell wall etc.: parallel to the surface of the meristem. Of growth: taking place by the formation of periclinal walls. Opp. anticlinal. L19.
Designating a plant chimera in which genetically different tissues are in distinct layers. E20.
b. noun. A periclinal surface or layer; a periclinal chimera. L19.
periclinally adverb L19.