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periclinal
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periclinal [ˌpɛrɪˈklaɪnəl]
adj
1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) of or relating to a pericline
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany
a.  denoting or relating to cell walls that are parallel to the surface of a plant part, such as a meristem
b.  (of chimeras) having one component completely enclosed by the other component
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Instead, it has a centrally located "central mother-cell zone" of randomly dividing cells and a "peripheral zone" in which cells divide anticlinally (perpendicular to the surface) so that layers are maintained but also occasionally divide periclinally.
The Inflorescence: Introduction by TUCKER, SHIRLEY C.; GRIMES, JAMES / The Botanical Review
In Potamogeton the parietal cell divides both anticlinally and periclinally to form four cell layers between the megasporocyte and the nucellar epidermis.
The nucellus and chalaza in monocotyledons: structure and schematics by Rudall, Paula J. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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