Actinomorphic
Biology. having radial symmetry.
Botany. (of certain flowers, as the buttercup) divisible vertically into similar halves by each of a number of planes passing through the axis.
adjective
(botany) (esp of a flower) having radial symmetry, as buttercups See also zygomorphic
actinomorphic
(āk’tə-nō-môr’fĭk)
Relating to a flower that can be divided into equal halves along any diameter; radially symmetrical. The flowers of the rose and tulip are actinomorphic. Compare zygomorphic.
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