Adjective: bilaterally symmetrical
- Having identical parts on each side of an axis
"The bilaterally symmetrical leaves of the plant were evenly distributed";
- bilateral, isobilateral, bilaterally symmetric
- (biology) capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis
"Orchids typically have bilaterally symmetrical flowers";
- zygomorphic, zygomorphous
See also: symmetric, symmetrical
Antonym: actinomorphic
Encyclopedia: Bilaterally symmetrical