The Collaborative International Dictionary
Multicentral development
Multicentral \Mul`ti*cen"tral\, a. [Multi- + central.] Having many, or several, centers; as, a multicentral cell.
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.