pericycle

[ per-uh-sahy-kuhl ]

/ ˈpɛr əˌsaɪ kəl /

Save This Word!

noun Botany.

the outermost cell layer of the stele in a plant, frequently becoming a multilayered zone.

QUIZ

ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Question 1 of 8

Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Origin of pericycle

From the Greek word períkyklos, dating back to 1890–95. See peri-, cycle

Words nearby pericycle

pericolpitis, pericope, pericoronitis, pericranitis, pericranium, pericycle, pericynthion, pericystic, pericystitis, pericyte, pericytic venule

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

How to use pericycle in a sentence

I am pointing now to the south side of Main Street, approximately in front of the concrete pylon of the south pericycle structure.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The irritated pericycle and cortex then grow and form nodules of soft juicy root-tissue at which the insect continues to suck.
Disease in Plants|H. Marshall Ward
The number of xylem groups is fairly large and the development of the xylem is from the pericycle towards the centre of the stele.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for pericycle

pericycle

/ (ˈpɛrɪˌsaɪkəl) /

noun

a layer of plant tissue beneath the endodermis: surrounds the conducting tissue in roots and certain stems

Derived forms of pericycle

pericyclic (ˌpɛrɪˈsaɪklɪk, -ˈsɪk-), adjective

Word Origin for pericycle

C19: from Greek perikuklos

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for pericycle

pericycle

[ pĕr′ĭ-sī′kəl ]

A layer of nonvascular tissue that surrounds the vascular tissues in the roots of plants and is in turn surrounded by the endodermis. New lateral roots begin growth from the pericycle.