subcentric

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ centric.

Adjective

subcentric (comparative more subcentric, superlative most subcentric)

1. (zoology, botany) Nearly or almost in the center of something; subcentral.
2. (mycology) Having or being a oospore in which the cytoplasm only partially surrounds the ooplast.

   Coordinate terms: centric, subeccentric, eccentric

   • 2014, Nicky B. Buller, Bacteria and Fungi From Fish and Other Aquatic Animals: A Practical Identification Manual, 2nd edition, Boston, M.A.: CABI, →ISBN, page 687:

     Oospores may be centric, subcentric, subeccentric or eccentric. Antheridial branches may or may not be present, and are androgynous, monoclinous, diclinous or hypogynous.

See also

• submetacentric

 

References

• “subcentric, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.