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ZYGOMORPHIC [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
DEF

A type of flower capable of being divided into two symmetrical halves only by a single longitudinal plane passing through the axis; also called bilaterally symmetrical.

OBS

Most irregular flowers are zygomorphic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
DEF

Type de fleur qui peut être divisée en deux moitiés symétriques par un seul plan longitudinal passant par l'axe.

OBS

On dit aussi de ce type de fleur qu'elle a une symétrie bilatérale.

OBS

La plupart des fleurs irrégulières sont zygomorphes.

Spanish

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