- platyspermic
- Of seeds, flattened so as to be not radially symmetrical, e.g. Cycas seeds.See also actinomorphic, zygomorphic.Cf. radiospermic.
Expanded glossary of Cycad terms . 2014.
platyspermic
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platyspermic — platy·spermic … English syllables
platyspermic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: platy + spermic of a seed : bilaterally symmetrical … Useful english dictionary
radiospermic — Of seeds, radially symmetric, e.g. the seeds of all cycad genera except Cycas. See also actinomorphic, zygomorphic. Cf. platyspermic … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
zygomorphic — Of a bilaterally symmetric structure that can be halved only in one plane to give two halves that are mirror images of each other; of seeds, platyspermic. Cf. actinomorphic … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
