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actinomorphic

American

[ak-tin-oh-mawr-fik, ak-tuh-noh-] / ækˌtɪn oʊˈmɔr fɪk, ˌæk tə noʊ- /

Also actinomorphous

adjective

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.

actinomorphic British

/ ˌæktɪnəʊˈmɔːfɪk /

adjective

botany (esp of a flower) having radial symmetry, as buttercups See also zygomorphic

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actinomorphic Scientific

/ ăk′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

Other Word Forms

actinomorphy noun

Etymology

Origin of actinomorphic

First recorded in 1895–1900; actino- + -morphic

Example Sentences

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In contrast with this are polysymmetrical or actinomorphic flowers, which have a radial symmetry and can be divided by several planes into several exactly similar portions; such are all regular, symmetrical flowers.

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