"actinomorphic" meaning in English

See actinomorphic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more actinomorphic [comparative], most actinomorphic [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κτῑ́ς (ăktī́s)der. English actino- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English actinomorphic From actino- + -morphic. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|actino-|-morphic|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κτῑ́ς (ăktī́s)der. English actino- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English actinomorphic [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ᾰ̓κτῑ́ς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "actino-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μορφή", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ic", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ikos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ikos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-icus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ique", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ik", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-morphic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "actinomorphic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="actinomorphic"> From actino- + -morphic. Head templates: {{en-adj}} actinomorphic (comparative more actinomorphic, superlative most actinomorphic)
  1. (botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion. Synonyms: actinomorphous Derived forms: actinomorphically Translations (having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion): actinomorphe (French), actinomorfo (Italian), actinomorfo (Portuguese), actinomorfo (Spanish)
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