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actinomorphic

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ac·ti·no·mor·phic  (kt-n-môrfk) also ac·ti·no·mor·phous (-fs)
adj. Botany
Capable of being divided into equal halves along any diameter, as the flowers of the rose or tulip; radially symmetrical.
acti·no·morphy n.
actinomorphic  (kt-n-môrfk)
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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Adj.1.actinomorphicactinomorphic - capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis
actinomorphous
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
bilaterally symmetrical, zygomorphic, zygomorphous - capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis
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