Definition of Zygomorphous. Meaning of Zygomorphous. Synonyms of Zygomorphous

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Definition of Zygomorphous

Zygomorphous
Zygomorphic yg`o*mor"phic, Zygomorphous yg`o*mor"phous, a. [Gr. ? a yoke + ? form.] (Biol.) Symmetrical bilaterally; -- said of organisms, or parts of organisms, capable of division into two symmetrical halves only in a single plane.

Meaning of Zygomorphous from wikipedia

- Floral symmetry describes whether, and how, a flower, in particular its perianth, can be divided into two or more identical or mirror-image parts. Uncommonly...
- heads are radiated, that is to say formed of peripheral florets, female, zygomorphous, with ligules and central florets actinomorphous, tubulated, bi****ual...
- requires dry air and exposure to the sun. The flowers have five sepals. Zygomorphous corolla of 12–22 millimetres (0.47–0.87 in) in width and has five petals...
- perennial herbaceous plant 10 to 20 cm tall, whose inflorescence bears small zygomorphous flowers that bloom during the transition between spring and summer. Like...