peri·cli·nal
| \ ¦perə¦klīnᵊl \
Definition of periclinal
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
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