Symmetric
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Symmetric
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Definition
Referring to a structure that can be divided into mirror-image halves. This and its associated terms are usually, but not exclusively, applied to flowers. Opposite of asymmetric; compare with actinomorphic and zygomorphic.
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Notes
In the Lecythidaceae, the flowers are divided into three types of symmetry: actinomorphic, obliquely zygomorphic, and zygomorphic, of these only actinomorphic is symmetric.
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Related Terms
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