zygomorphy

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English

Noun

zygomorphy (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being zygomorphic.
    • 2015 July 3, Zhi-Jing Qiu et al., “Origin and evolution of Petrocosmea (Gesneriaceae) inferred from both DNA sequence and novel findings in morphology with a test of morphology-based hypotheses”, in BMC Plant Biology, volume 15, →DOI:
      We here distinguish clade A from other clades based on the retention of a caulescent habit and moderate floral zygomorphy.