mor·pho·sis
mȯ(r)ˈfōsə̇s
plural morphoses
-ōˌsēz
1
: the mode of development of an organism or one of its parts
2
: a nonadaptive structural modification
-mor·pho·sis
ˈmȯ(r)fəsə̇sometimes ˌmȯ(r)ˈfōsə̇s
plural -morphoses
ˈ⸗fəˌsēz,
ˌ⸗ˈfōˌsēz
1
: development or change of form of a (specified) thing
cytomorphosis
2
: development or change of form in a (specified) manner
heteromorphosis
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