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What (who) is zygomorphic - definition

SHAPE OF FLOWERS
Zygomorphic; Actinomorphic; Actinomorphous; Zygomorphous Flower; Actinomorphous flower; Actinomorphic flower; Flower symmetry; Zygomorphic flower; Peloric flower; Peloric; Peloria; Peloy; Zygomorphic a; Monosymmetry
  • [Left] Normal ''[[Streptocarpus]]'' flower ([[zygomorphic]] or mirror-symmetric), and [right] [[peloric]] (radially symmetric)  flower on the same plant
  • ''[[Satyrium carneum]]''. Ground orchid with typical zygomorphic floral anatomy
  • ''[[Wurmbea]] stricta'', its [[tepal]]s in actinomorphic arrangement

zygomorphic         
[?z??g?(?)'m?:f?k, ?z?g-]
¦ adjective Botany (of a flower) bilaterally symmetrical, as in a snapdragon. Compare with actinomorphic.
Derivatives
zygomorphy noun
Zygomorphic         
·adj ·Alt. of Zygomorphous.
actinomorphic         
[?akt?n?(?)'m?:f?k]
¦ adjective Biology characterized by radial symmetry, such as a starfish. Compare with zygomorphic.
Derivatives
actinomorphy noun

Wikipedia

Floral symmetry

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, flowers may have no axis of symmetry at all, typically because their parts are spirally arranged.