morpho-, morph-, -morphous, -morphically, -morphia, -morphosis, -morphously, -morphy, -morphic, -morphism
(Greek: shape, form, figure, appearance)
promorphology
pseudomorph
pseudomorphic
pyrometamorphism
Contact metamorphism (change in the structure of rock) occurring at temperatures near the melting points of the constituent minerals in contact with magma.
tetramorph
tetramorphism
zoomorphism
1. The viewing of human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals, especially the principle that human actions are entirely the result of biological and instinctual drives rather than reason or emotion.
2. The fact of conceiving or representing a deity as having an animal form.
3. The attribution of animal characteristics or qualities to a god.
4. The use of animal forms in symbolism, literature, or graphic representation.
zoomorphosis
1. Having the form of an animal.
2. Formation of structures in plants as a result of animal agents; such as, in the production of galls.
zygomorphic
Capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis.
Many flowers are symmetrical in only one plane (that is, symmetry is bilateral) and are termed irregular or zygomorphic (meaning yoke-formed or pair-formed). In irregular flowers, other floral parts may be modified from the regular form, but the petals show the greatest deviation from radial symmetry. Examples of zygomorphic flowers may be seen in orchids and members of the pea family.
zygomorphism
Bilaterally symmetrical. A reference to organisms or parts.
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