zygomorph

Word details

German meaning

Zygomorph bedeutet, dass eine Blüte nur eine Symmetrieebene hat, also spiegelsymmetrisch ist.

English meaning

Zygomorphic means that a flower has only one plane of symmetry, i.e., it is bilaterally symmetrical.

Synonym

dorsiventral

German example

Viele Orchideen haben zygomorphe Blüten.

English example

Many orchids have zygomorphic flowers.