morphonomy

morphonomy
morphonomy Nat. Hist.
(mɔːˈfɒnəmɪ)
[f. Gr. µορϕ-ή form + -νοµία, f. νόµος law.]
The science concerned with the laws of form in animals, plants, and crystals.
in Mayne Expos. Lex., and in later Dicts.
Hence morphoˈnomic a., of or pertaining to morphonomy (Cent. Dict. 1890).

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  • Morphonomy — Mor*phon o*my, n. [Gr. morfh form + ? a law.] (Biol.) The laws of organic formation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • morphonomy — n. statutes which govern biological morphology …   English contemporary dictionary

  • morphonomy —   n. morphological biological laws.    ♦ morphonomic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

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