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What does zygomorphic mean?

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Adjective
  1. (biology) having bilateral symmetry
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The Flowers in P. dasycaulon is comparatively small, hermaphrodite, short pedicellate, complete, zygomorphic, pentamerous, polypetalous, hypogynous and light cream in colour.
The gynoecium is on the median plane of these zygomorphic flowers and not oblique as described in taxonomic literature.
For example, the weakly zygomorphic flower is scarlet, shows diurnal anthesis and has a backwardly curved labellum.
Alternatively, the gynoecium of a zygomorphic flower can be on the median plane of the flower, but the entire flower can be oblique to the axillary plane.
Zygomorphic flowers are monosymmetric having a single line of symmetry.
In Pelargonium the flower is zygomorphic with a spurred posterior sepal and the petals differing in size or shape.

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