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centric
cen·tric [ séntrik ] or cen·tri·cal [ séntrik'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. at or as middle: located at or constituting the middle of something
2. anatomy of or from nerve center: relating to or issuing from a nerve center
3. botany with concentric layers of tissue: describes a plant's vascular bundles in which one type of sap-conducting tissue is surrounded by another
4. botany tapering and cylindrical: describes leaves that are tapering and cylindrical.
See also  terete
5. microbiology of radically symmetrical diatoms: describes diatoms which are radially symmetrical. Class Centrales.
[Late 16th century. < Greek kentrikos< kentron (see center)]

cen·tri·cal·ly adverb
cen·tric·i·ty [ sen tríssətee ] noun
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