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zygomorphic
[ zahy-guh-mawr-fik, zig-uh- ]
adjective
Biology.
- having bilateral symmetry; divisible lengthwise into similar or symmetrical halves.
zygomorphic
/ 藢z瑟伞-; 藢za瑟伞蓹蕣藞m蓴藧f瑟k /
adjective
- (of a flower) capable of being cut in only one plane so that the two halves are mirror images See also actinomorphic
zygomorphic
- Relating to a flower that can be divided into equal halves along only one line; bilaterally symmetrical. The flowers of the iris and the snapdragon are zygomorphic.
- Compare actinomorphic
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Derived Forms
- 藢锄测驳辞藞尘辞谤辫丑颈蝉尘, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 锄测路驳辞路尘辞谤路辫丑测 [zahy, -g, uh, -mawr-fee], 锄测路驳辞路尘辞谤路辫丑颈蝉尘 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of zygomorphic1
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Example Sentences
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In Pelargonium the flower is zygomorphic with a spurred posterior sepal and the petals differing in size or shape.
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When a flower can be divided by a single plane into two exactly similar parts; then it is said to be zygomorphic.
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I am not sure whether such peloric flowers have ever been purely pollinated and their seed saved separately, but I have often observed that the race comes pure from the seed of the zygomorphic flowers.
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