serial symmetry

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Serial \Se"ri*al\, a.
   1. Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series;
      appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial
      work or publication. "Classification . . . may be more or
      less serial." --H. Spencer.
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   2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to rows. --Gray.
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   {Serial homology}. (Biol.) See under {Homology}.

   {Serial symmetry}. (Biol.) See under {Symmetry}.
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