pennate

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      37 words ...pen·nate / ˈpenāt / • adj. Botany (of a diatom) bilaterally symmetrical. Compare with centric . ORIGIN: mid 19th cent. : from Latin pennatus ‘feathered, winged,’ from penna ‘feather.’

Psychological perspective on human developmental stability and fluctuating...

British Journal of Psychology;  August 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......develop during the development of bilaterally symmetrical traits. This is regarded as a...only minor random deviations from bilaterally symmetrical traits called fluctuating asymmetry...right-minus-left plane (R -- L) of a bilaterally symmetrical trait (Graham, Freeman, &...

zygomorphic

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      56 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 zy|go|mor|phic (zi|go mor'fik, -g-; zig|o-, zig|-) adj. Biol. bilaterally symmetrical; that can be divided in two identical halves by a single plane passing through the axis: said of organisms, organs...

Effect of lack of amplification on persons with unilateral hearing loss

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development;  June 1, 1996 ;     501 words ......investigation on subjects with bilaterally symmetrical sensorineural hearing impairment...in the monaurally aided Ss with bilaterally symmetrical sensorineural hearing impairment...the monaurally aided ears of the bilaterally symmetrical, sensorineural hearing-impaired...

Flowering Plant Families of the World.(Brief article)(Book review)

Science News;  April 14, 2007 ;     125 words ...FLOWERING PLANT FAMILIES OF THE WORLD V.H. HEYWOOD, R.K. BRUMMIT, A. CULHAM, AND O. SEBERG...reproductive structures. It then presents detailed descriptions of plant families--including common names, geographic distribution, physical description...

orchid

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      100 words ......orchid family, that grows in the ground or as an epiphyte and is characterized by waxy pollen masses, minute seeds, and bilaterally symmetrical flowers with three petals, one of which is lip-shaped with many distinctive forms 2. the flower of such a plant; esp...

Men who have lopsided ears might not make the earth move

The Independent - London;  January 16, 1996 ;     674 words ......mating preferences of several species. Human beings are bilaterally symmetrical - the left-hand side of our bodies is, at least outwardly...asymmetry because it varies randomly within populations. In bilaterally symmetrical species, females seem to prefer males whose paired features...

Is there an "acclimatization effect" with hearing aids?

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development;  June 1, 1996 ;     517 words ......METHODOLOGY-Data will be obtained on 30 adults with bilaterally symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss, who have not previously...Also evaluated will be 10 additional subjects with bilaterally symmetrical hearing loss, but who have been wearing monaural amplification...

Evolution of cleavage programs in relationship to axial specification and...

The Biological Bulletin;  December 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......places to start looking. Most authorities believe that bilaterally symmetrical organisms evolved from a radially symmetrical ancestor...organization could reflect a transition from a radial to a bilaterally symmetrical body plan (16). We propose different scenarios for generating...

Kupeaeae, a new tribe of Triuridaceae from Africa

Kew Bulletin;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......bifurcate; stamens 4; style completely apical; fruit bilaterally symmetrical, 2-seeded, indehiscent. Tropical Africa. KEY TO THE...both sexes sessile, fruiting carpels two-seeded and bilaterally symmetrical. Africa . . . . . . . . . . Kupeaeae Flowers pedicellate...

Jamisen Ogg

Artforum;  October 1, 2008 ;     563 words ......FRANKLIN The installation of Jamisen Ogg's New York solo debut, titled "Conscientious Objectifier," was not exactly bilaterally symmetrical, but each object installed on one side of the gallery had its corollary on the other. A quick glance suggested that...

CURIOSITY IN BLOOM

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;  June 27, 2002 ;     700+ words ......radially symmetrical, daisy- and dandelion-like, bilaterally symmetrical, elongated clusters and rounded clusters). Using...me down the key to the entry, "Flowers irregular (bilaterally symmetrical)." There were two more divisions here; "Upper sepal...become familiar with the basic characteristics ...

Palladian prototype. (residential design)

Interior Design;  October 1, 1989 ;     415 words ......similar, dark-vs.-light sitting rooms. Happily, deciding where to lounge seems the only difficulty about living in the bilaterally symmetrical house designed for themselves and their children by Francesco, principal of Francesco Scolozzi Architect, and his architect...

NEW RECUMBENT ECHINODERM GENERA FROM THE BOIS D'ARC FORMATION: LOWER...

Journal of Paleontology;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Oklahoma, has yielded specimens of recumbent, essentially bilaterally symmetrical taxa which are similar to Ordovician genera but absent...they are forms belonging to groups that are essentially bilaterally symmetrical, with a flattened face of the theca resting on the seafloor...

Kupea martinetugei, a new genus and species of Triuridaceae from western...

Kew Bulletin;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......species is so distinct that it merits a new genus. The bilaterally symmetrical two-seeded carpels and sessile flowers are unique in...fleshy, valvate in bud, appendages absent. Male flowers bilaterally symmetrical, c. 5 mm high, 3 - 3.5 mm wide. Tepals strongly unequal...