zygomorphic

zygomorphic
zygomorphism, zygomorphy, n.
/zuy'geuh mawr"fik, zig'euh-/, adj. Biol.
having bilateral symmetry; divisible lengthwise into similar or symmetrical halves.
Also, zygomorphous.
[1870-75; ZYGO- + -MORPHIC]

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  • zygomorphic — [zī΄gə môr′fik, zig΄əmôr′fik] adj. [ ZYGO + MORPHIC] Biol. bilaterally symmetrical; that can be divided in two identical halves by a single plane passing through the axis: said of organisms, organs, or parts: also zygomorphous zygomorphism n.… …   English World dictionary

  • zygomorphic — adjective Date: 1875 of a flower having floral parts unequal in size or form so that the flower is capable of division into essentially symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis • zygomorphy noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • zygomorphic — adj. [Gr. zygon, yoke; morphos, shape] Bilaterally symmetrical …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • zygomorphic — adjective having bilateral symmetry …   Wiktionary

  • zygomorphic — adj. (Biology) characterized by bilateral symmetry …   English contemporary dictionary

  • zygomorphic — [ˌzʌɪgə(ʊ) mɔ:fɪk, ˌzɪg ] adjective Botany (of a flower) bilaterally symmetrical, as in a snapdragon. Compare with actinomorphic. Derivatives zygomorphy noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • zygomorphic —   Of a bilaterally symmetric structure that can be halved only in one plane to give two halves that are mirror images of each other; of seeds, platyspermic.   Cf. actinomorphic …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • zygomorphic — zy·go·mor·phic …   English syllables

  • zygomorphic — /zaɪgoʊˈmɔfɪk/ (say zuygoh mawfik), /zɪgoʊ / (say zigoh ) adjective (of flowers, etc.) divisible into similar or symmetrical halves by one plane only. Compare actinomorphic. Also, zygomorphous. –zygomorphism, zygomorphy, noun …  

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