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| per·i·cli·nal [ pèrrə kln'l ] |
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1. dome-shaped: used to describe a fold in sedimentary rocks that appears as a regular dome on the surface of the Earth
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2. parallel to outside wall: describes cell walls that are parallel to the outer surface of a plant part
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| [Late 19th century. < Greek periklinēs "sloping all around" < peri "all around" + klinein "to slope"] |
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