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Morphology : (noun)
1: the branch of biology that deals with the structure of
animals and plants
2: studies of the rules for forming admissible words
3: the admissible arrangement of sounds in words [syn: sound
structure, syllable structure, word structure]
4: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and
configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms [syn:
geomorphology]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Morphology : \Mor*phol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? form _ -logy: cf. F.
morphologie.] (Biol.)
That branch of biology which deals with the structure of
animals and plants, treating of the forms of organs and
describing their varieties, homologies, and metamorphoses.
See Tectology, and Promorphology.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Morphology : Morphology: 1. Literally, the study of form. The study of structure.
2. The form itself, as of an organ or part of the body.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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