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Definition of Actinomorphic
1. Adjective. Capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis.
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Similar to: Actinoid
Antonyms: Zygomorphic
Definition of Actinomorphic
1. Adjective. (botany of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Actinomorphic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Actinomorphic
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Actinomorphic
Literary usage of Actinomorphic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger (1898)
"543), is a small herb with brown flowers, having an actinomorphic perigone and free
... Flowers actinomorphic ; with a small greenish simple, trimerous or ..."
2. A Student's Text-book of Botany by Sydney Howard Vines (1896)
"Flowers perigynous, often actinomorphic ; the five ... Flowers epigynous,
actinomorphic, 4-5-merous : stamens in two ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1905)
"The Solanum-Cassia type may be characterized as follows : Perianth usually quite
large, mostly actinomorphic, segments campanulate or more generally patent ..."
4. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner Von Marilaun (1902)
"Flowers actinomorphic and zygomorphic, hermaphrodite, pseudo-hermaphrodite,
monoecious, and dioecious. The floral-leaves arranged in two 3-5 partite whorls. ..."
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