multicentral development

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Multicentral \Mul`ti*cen"tral\, a. [Multi- + central.]
   Having many, or several, centers; as, a multicentral cell.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Multicentral development} (Biol.), growth, or development,
      from several centers. According as the insubordination to
      a single center is more or less pronounced, the resultant
      organism will be more or less irregular in form and may
      even become discontinuous.
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