mat·ro·cli·nous 
(măt′rə-klīnəs)
(măt′rə-klīnəs)adj.
Having inherited characteristics that more closely resemble the female parent than the male parent.
[MATRI- + Greek klīnein, to lean; see klei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -OUS.]
matri·cli′ny (-nē) n.