pseu|do|morph

pseu|do|morph
pseu|do|morph «SOO duh mrf», noun.
1. a false or deceptive form.
2. a mineral which has the form of another mineral.
[< Medieval Greek pseudómorphos < Greek pseud false + morph form]

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