Definition of Zygomorphic. Meaning of Zygomorphic. Synonyms of Zygomorphic

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Definition of Zygomorphic

Zygomorphic
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 Zygomorphic from wikipedia

- lily (Lilium, Liliaceae) and the buttercup (Ranunculus, Ranunculaceae). Zygomorphic ("yoke shaped", "bilateral" – from the Gr**** ζυγόν, zygon, yoke, and...
- horizontal, whose upper side is differently shaped from the lower side (zygomorphic); and pollen which is yellow. They generally flower earlier than members...
- flowers in a species that usually produces bilaterally symmetrical (zygomorphic) flowers. These flowers are spontaneous floral symmetry mutants. The...
- one plane (i.e., symmetry is bilateral) and are termed irregular or zygomorphic (meaning "yoke-" or "pair-formed"). In irregular flowers, other floral...
- with the leaves arranged alternately along the branches, the flowers zygomorphic, arranged in racemes at the ends of branchlets, and the fruit a follicle...
- annual and perennial herbs, as well as shrubs. Flowers have bilateral (zygomorphic) or rarely radial (actinomorphic) symmetry. The Scrophulariaceae have...
- indeterminately at the tips of each mature stem. Individual flowers are mildly zygomorphic and are pollinated by hummingbirds and native carpenter bees. Ocotillo...
- leaves with the petiole in the centre. The flowers are bi****ual and zygomorphic, with five petals, a superior three-carpelled ovary, and a funnel-shaped...
- inodorous. The flowers are usually actinomorphic, slightly zygomorphic, or markedly zygomorphic (for example, in flowers with a bilabial corolla in Schizanthus...
- plants also show bilateral symmetry. Such plants are referred to as zygomorphic and include the orchid (Orchidaceae) and pea (Fabaceae) families, and...