periclinal

Meanings

adjectivepericlinal (not comparable)

not comparablebiologyParallel to the surface of an organ.
not comparablebiologyOf a type of cell division in a layer of cells that occurs parallel to an adjacent layer of cells.

Italian periclinale

Romanian periclinal

Russian периклина́льный

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