periclinal

per i cli nal |ˌperiˈklīnl ˌpɛrəˈklaɪnl | ▶adjective Botany (of a cell wall ) parallel to the surface of the meristem. • (of cell division ) taking place by the formation of periclinal walls. DERIVATIVES per i cli nal ly adverb ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek periklinēs ‘sloping on all sides, ’ from peri- ‘around ’ + klinēs ‘sloping ’ (from the verb klinein ).

periclinal

periclinal |ˌpɛrɪˈklʌɪn (ə )l | ▶adjective Botany (of a cell wall ) parallel to the surface of the meristem. • (of cell division ) taking place by the formation of periclinal walls. DERIVATIVES periclinally adverb ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek periklinēs ‘sloping on all sides ’, from peri- ‘around ’ + klinēs ‘sloping ’ (from the verb klinein ).