Irregular

Irregular [ Botany ]
Synonym: Zygomorphic

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	Of a flower with the the perianth segments such as sepals and petals differing in shape, size, position and/or number so this type of flower can be bisected in one plane only; into equal halves bilaterally symmetrical. (e.g. Schlumbergera truncata)

(Compare with: Actinomorphyc)

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