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Definition of: pericycle
(per′ə·sī′kəl) noun Bot.
The outer portion of the central or fibrovascular cylinder in plants, capable of active growth. [<Gk. perikyklos all around, spherical <perikykloein <peri- around + kykloein encircle]
—per′i·cy′clic adjective
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