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