pericycle

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noun

In a plant root, the cylinder of plant tissue between the endodermis and phloem.

OriginEnglish cycle ← Middle English cicle ← Late Latin cyclus →
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Meanings

nounpericycle (plural pericycles)

plural pericycles

  1. biologyIn a plant root, the cylinder of plant tissue between the endodermis and phloem.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
periphloem

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  8. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  9. Late Latincyclus
  10. Middle Englishcicle
  11. Englishcycle
  12. Englishpericycle

From peri- + cycle.

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Translations

French péricycle
  • péricyclecylinder of plant tissue
German Perizykel
  • Perizykelcylinder of plant tissue
Polish okolnica, perycykl
  • okolnicacylinder of plant tissue
  • perycyklcylinder of plant tissue
  • perykambiumcylinder of plant tissue
Tagalog mulsangahang-ugat
  • mulsangahang-ugatcylinder of plant tissue
Cite this entry
APA

pericycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericycle

MLA

“pericycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericycle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pericycle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericycle.

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