anticlinal
an·ti·cli·nal
adj \ˌan-ti-ˈklī-nəl\Definition of ANTICLINAL
: occurring at right angles to the surface or circumference of a plant organ <an anticlinal pattern of cell walls>
Origin of ANTICLINAL
anti- + Greek klinein to lean — more at lean
First Known Use: 1879
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