Meaning & use
Actinomorphic
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Describing a flower or other structure that can be divided into two identical halves along more than one plane, giving it radial symmetry.
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A buttercup is actinomorphic, since its petals radiate evenly around the center.
Botanists compared actinomorphic flowers, like daisies, to zygomorphic ones, like orchids, which have only one plane of symmetry.
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From the Greek 'aktis' (ray) and 'morphe' (form); the term is central to describing flower symmetry in botanical classification.
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