释义 |
peri·cli·nal \|perə|klīnəl\ adjective Etymology: Greek periklinēs sloping on all sides (from peri- + -klinēs, from klinein to lean, slope) + English -al — more at lean 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 • peri·cli·nal·ly \-əlē\ adverb |